The rain pelted down on them as Carl and Lily travelled on horseback. They had left the royal carriage far behind as the wheel had broken. It was odd because Prince James had ordered the carriage be fitted with new wheels before the journey to get Lily. How the wheel had broken was a mystery to Carl. But not to be deterred or delayed, Lily had decided they could go on horseback. What Lily hadn’t counted on was the promise of rain that the grey clouds had heralded earlier in the day.
And the rain was coming down hard and fast.
“We should find a place to stop,” Carl muttered. “We’ve past the border of Fortius but I know there is a guard post approaching that could provide us shelter.”
Lily nodded her assent and spurred Stormcloud on faster.
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“Oh it’s horrible! Absolute
