Orion’s POV
The sun has risen by now. It’s already morning and we’re matching to the Northern border. There’s seven of us altogether, five guards and the chief commander himself.
I smirk to myself thinking… what an honour to be escorted by the commander himself, I’m truly important cargo.
We had dropped off my mum at the palace before setting off for the border. I hadn’t even been allowed to step foot inside. The commander had taken her in, leaving me and the guards waiting outside till he returned.
My mother had looked back at me as she was being escorted inside, giving me a small smile and a wave, a flicker of regret passing through her eyes. I smiled widely, giving her a little nod to reassure her that everything was going to be fine. I mean... I was going to the border and not the
