When the ship docked, they were amongst the last to leave. The wealthier passengers, who’d paid for quarters rather than standing room, were escorted off first. They stood at the rail and watched the fuss made of Briony as her parents met her with a group of soldiers and servants. She was hurried into a carriage and whisked away from the noise of the docks.
Shen felt a twinge of envy at how Briony’s family welcomed her. Would his own treat him the same way when he found them? Or had they believed him dead all these years and were finished mourning him?
“I wouldn’t mind being taken to the Arena in a carriage.” Edwin watched the carriage make its way along the cobbled street.
“Well, we have to walk. So, let’s get started.” Lara swung the backpack, at her feet, onto one shoulder. “The capt
