‘I’m not too sure if I can go through with this. I don’t know if I’m strong enough.’ She was panicking at his suggestion; the enormity of his words and their implication only just making sense to her.
‘I think that’s the same dilemma my son faces. But you must find the strength. You both must. Let me show you.’ Cathbad led them forward to where the trees thinned. ‘We’re in a pocket of land, due north of the Place of the Chariots. Tucked between the mountains to the west, the Brigantes to the north and the Romani military outskirts to the south. Possibly the only safe place left in Britannia tonight, the last remaining Grove. But there are Romani all around and we must be secretive.’
It took a while for Boudicca’s eyes, accustoming themselves to the tiring light of day meeting dusk, to se
