Chapter 8
The first five days of their journey hadn’t been the easiest of travel. The road to the port city of Whitecap in Aldorwood would have had Trystan and his party arrive much quicker, but they’d forgone that route. Instead, they’d decided to travel through the forest into Aldorwood. It would take a few days longer but it was a much less traveled route and the fewer people they met along the way, the better. Trystan’s face was well known and the last thing he needed was speculation on why he was away from the castle and traveling without the royal guard. Plus, the road to Aldorwood was filled with bandits. The royal guards traveling with Rissa would deter any attack, but four horsemen traveling alone were easy targets. The only people they would probably encounter in the woods were
