6
"I don’t want to be blindfolded.” Riesa squirmed away from me.
“Believe me, you do.” Finn leaned against a tree.
“I’ll make you a deal.” I knelt in front Riesa. “We’ll tie your blindfold on, and I will hold you tight the whole time you have to wear it. I won’t let go of you, so you’ll know how safe you are.”
Riesa pursed her lips at me and wrinkled her forehead. She’d been in a sour mood since we’d left the horse and cart with a friend of Finn’s.
“Riesa,” I said, “I know it’s been a difficult few days, but I promise it will be worth the hardship when your journey is done. You can be brave, I’m sure of it.”
“I can be brave.” Riesa nodded.
“Of course you can.” Finn pulled a cloth from his pocket.
I lifted Riesa onto my hip.
She gave a giant sigh and scrunched her eyes closed.
Fin
