Alana's POV
It was hard to believe, but the first letter from Mona said that not only the slaves liberated from the castle were still free, but that the ones that had been sent away were also free and had found a place to call home near the place she was living in. She had met with them in her travel, and it seemed as if the beast that had tried to help us escape was with them, along with her soulmate. They had taken the leadership of the village and were working with the others to establish a new life. They had come with food from the harvesting and were willing to share with the others. It was almost too good to be true, and I felt like I was missing something, a ploy or a trick.
"Bad news?" my brother asked, as I had been holding the letter for a while.
"No, actually good news.
