Their escape blurred in his mind and all he could think about was how he had failed Perim. He had done nothing to help. He felt stupid for continuing to train for the tournament when all his brothers were off saving the kingdom. He could not bear to look at Bayle and see someone else he cared about be disappointed. They rode hard and fast in complete silence for three days, only resting to save the horses, before Bayle tried talking. Mikol did not respond to Bayle. Instead he pulled out the pendant to check their course again. Mikol had not had to alter their course at all since they escaped. The pendant pointed directly east towards the Dagger Peaks in the distance. While Mikol could not be certain, he felt the cache would be hidden in the mountains, but the pendant seemed to be leading them farther towards the southern base of the range. “It wasn’t your fault,” said Bayle. Surprised, Mikol whipped his head around to look at Bayle incredulously. “I should have done more.”
