The riders who had arrived at the ruined castle had been instructed to not only leave the ransom, they had also been told to retrieve Benedict. He was to go with them and they would take him directly to be reunited with his father.
Jonas made them wait outside, though they had been rather insistent they take Benedict away immediately.
His heart heavier than it had been in a very long time, Warin stood just within the doors that led out to the riders. Benedict stood with him. The parting had come all too soon.
He should have waited to send the ransom request, but that wasn’t fair to Benedict and sure as hell wasn’t fair to Warin’s sister, who yet waited to be rescued from her own captivity.
Still he would give anything not to be saying goodbye to Benedict.
Well…not everything. He could
