CHAPTER 16
Conal
Conal and company were a half hour down the road when Lorkan came riding up.
“We need to pick up the pace, m’Lord. Cadfyn finally discovered you’re no longer there. He was still marshalling his cohort when we left. With your permission, I’ll lead the way.”
“Go ahead,” Conal readily agreed, praying he wasn’t being led into another problem.
An hour later, Lorkan veered off the main road onto a side road that led deeper into the forest, slowing the pace as the road narrowed and twisted. Drifting back to ride beside Conal, Lorkan raised himself up in the stirrups to look behind them. Though dark, he could make out the indistinct shapes of Torgreth and Galadyr and several others behind the dwarf and elf.
“We should be clear in a little while, m’Lord. I’ve a few of my frie
