Taking a deep breath, I stood up, still feeling a little weak, and took the support of the nearby trees. I coughed and spit and looked at my uncle who was a little busy giving instructions to someone. It seemed to me that all the guards who had followed us were killed and no one else would be coming after us soon, but still, we should not be waiting here longer.
"I don't want to go to the palace. I am coming with you" I said even though he was not looking at me. Something told me that he was making arrangements to send me to the palace and I wanted to stop it before it was made final. My Uncle turned to me, while the man who was standing by his side took a few steps back checking up on his team.
There were still no emotions on his face, like always but I knew somewhere that it is what h
