The four of them circled around to the main road and joined the handful of people leaving town. Hagen and Dane weren’t about when they set out on the long, dirt road that led towards Farim.
“Looks like we might have lost them.” Edwin checked behind.
“I hope so,” Lara said.
“Doesn’t matter if we haven’t. We’ll soon teach them not to mess with us.” Edwin hit the palm of one hand with a fist.
“Sure.” Lara drew the word out. “Not many people can catch a shadow. And you can bet they’re not going to do anything when they’re outnumbered.”
The day seemed to slow down and as they trudged through the heat of the day Shen began to wish they could have afforded horses. It was going to take forever to get anywhere on foot. Late afternoon they were able to hitch a ride with a farmer, returning from
