The rest of the night seems like an eternity and when the first early rays of the sun come peeping through the trees I am exhausted. Not long after , everyone is on their horse and we leave for the last part of the journey. The men ride in front with Tristan in the lead. Me, Vicky and Emma follow. We keep up a fast pace and a mix of open plains and forests pass me by. I know I should be thinking about the castle, or fort, as the guys call it and my new life there but my mind just keeps drifting back to that place in my dream. It felt like a vision but then again it didn’t. Almost like a memory that is yet to be made. My body is sore and I’m still getting used to the facts that I am free. Or at least physically visible. The mental scars will need more time but I trust in Tristan and am s

