Ted was tired. He had not had enough rest since they started, what with setting up camps, and tearing them down; and Randolph’s being in a hurry without saying why; and the toll taken by perplexing a conversations. It was a good thing the setting sun was shining in his eyes, or he would be asleep where he sat and the perspicacious horse would be plotting its revenge. Ted sat up with a start, and the perspicacious horse twitched and stretched its neck hopefully. West. Why were they riding west? The road went south. The domains of the Dragon King were south of the Hidden Land—weren’t they? The army of the Hidden Land had traveled south to fight the Dragon King, but its aim had been to get out of its own territory, not necessarily to get into the Dragon King’s. Maybe the Dragon King’s domains were west, and he had missed a crossroads, being so sleepy. “Ruth?” he called. Ruth, a little ahead of him, looked inquiringly over her shoulder and then slowed her horse until they were riding abreast.
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