Chapter 15Traveling back to Whitehaven took two days, with a stop at the inn at the foot of Wetterhorn Mountain. Lochlan was so eager to get back he asked Roland if he had a flying spell he could cast on him. Roland chuckled, replying that he didn’t and that it would do Lochlan good to learn patience. He wasn’t certain he could but he had no choice in the matter, so he tried.
Finally, they saw the city in the distance. Lochlan was sorely tempted to jump out of the wagon and race to the gates. Only Tibost gripping his arm kept him from doing so.
“As Roland said, patience, Lochlan. I’m as eager as you to get to the bakery, but you don’t see me racing pell-mell down the road like a fool in love.”
Lochlan knew he was right. Taking a deep breath, he willed himself to relax, while hoping and
