65
Reprieve
The Unseelies let them go without any difficulty, although Thomas half-expected to feel an arrow in his back as they left the forest clearing. Once they had journeyed half an hour with no pursuit, he began to breathe more easily. Behind him Odda tripped and fell against him, almost knocking him over, and he grabbed at the boy to keep him upright. He could feel the boy’s exhaustion through their bond. He couldn’t last much longer. Neither of them could.
Luckily it was only about fifteen minutes of travel until another Fey stepped out from the darkness of the trees and bowed to Nectan. “All is well, my lord,” he said.
A nickered greeting from one of the horses that were tied nearby broke through his fatigue. Missy tossed her head as she spotted him. He walked over to her. “He
