Chapter Five
The following week passed in a blur. Shadow was too tired to even want to talk to her brother half the time. Although, towards the end of the week, she managed to last till after dinner before dropping off to sleep.
Each day they rose at dawn, packed, ate and moved out. The midday meal was eaten on horseback and they rode until the light started to fade from the sky. While the soldiers set up camp, Irlan brushed horses and Shadow collected firewood. On this particular evening, when Shadow dropped another bundle of wood by the fire, she glanced at the map the General and Captain pored over. As the General spoke, his finger traced a line on the map. Shadow stared at the map. When Carson looked up at her, she hurried away. She still didn’t know if she should trust him. And why
