THIRTY-FOUR
People rushed through the corridors of the castle, their voices raised in panic. Something was happening, but no one had dared open the door to tell Guinevere what. She would have to ask the maid who brought her noon meal, she decided.
Unless Xylander had returned with the princess...
Guinevere hurried to the mirror, which she'd ignored for some days now. Knowing Xylander had succeeded in winning Zurine's heart and each day brought them closer to Castrum, she hadn't felt the need to check on their progress.
That, and the couple spent an ordinate amount of time kissing.
Fortunately, she seemed to have caught them at a moment their tongues weren't tangled together, as they rode through the forest.
"We'll reach the road soon, Princess. When we do, it's less than a day's r
