CHAPTER FOURTEEN
My poor friend had three people protesting her announcement, myself included.
“I can handle walking!” I insisted.
“And we can handle helping you!” Jin spoke up.
“And Father says to watch over you and your friend most especially,” Dian added. The last announcement gave everyone pause and we all slowly turned to face him. Dian shrank back from the attention and shrugged. “What did I say?”
Arian eyed him with a sharp look, at least a sharp one for my mild-mannered friend. “Why must we be watched over?”
“There’s a rumor that a scouting party was spotted outside of the city earlier today,” Dian revealed as he pushed off from the door frame. “Father doesn’t want either of you going outside of the city without an escort.”
“Then we shall remain within the confines of t
