The next day, all of them woke up at the break of dawn. After a hearty meal of goat milk porridge, and boiled quail eggs to keep warm in the chilly wind. It was quite cold compared to last night. The drastic change set off the defending team on an early expedition as per Ruslan’s commands. She has not talked to him since last night. Their breakfast had gone without teasing or basically saying anything if not the necessary things. He had asked her if she was OK with riding a horse for the next few days and she had replied with a yes. That was all they said to each other. The uneasy awkward air between them was gaining the notice of people around them. It was becoming painfully apparent that they were out of their way to avoid each other.
“Is everything all right, Your Majesty?” Demir said
