Chapter 16
Every time Rissa opened her eyes, a feeling of foreboding washed over her. Another day dawned and another chance for Calis to come for them.
Why hadn’t he?
The roads throughout Aldorwood held a haunting stillness, only interrupted by messengers to and from Cullenspire and the villagers still scrambling to get to the safety promised by their king.
Each day their numbers grew. They trained and prepared with bated breath.
Rissa pulled a heavy robe on over her sleeping gown and let her curls hang loose down her back. She couldn’t stand this feeling of anticipation anymore.
Not bothering to put shoes on her bare feet, she crept from her room. The stone floor of the corridor sent chills up her legs. What had Lonara told her? Now that magic had returned, the seasons would be more
