Odett’s POV
“This could take days,” Joshy said with a frustrated frown after comparing the first three reports.
“That is why we gave it to you,” Uncle Orian replied with a cheerful smile.
“You said Dad needed help,” Joshy reminded him suspiciously.
“He does,” Uncle Orian answered.
“I never said the work would be enjoyable,” he added cheerfully.
One messenger’s route bothered me. He had crossed two territories before reaching Arnald’s palace, but the journey had taken almost twice as long as the road should have. Joshy checked the dates while I followed the route on the map with my finger.
“This messenger took eleven days,” I said with a confused expression.
“The attack site is less than four days from the Northern palace,” Joshy replied with a thoughtful frown.
“The roads may have
