Chapter Twenty-Three
The battle lord didn’t push them, but they kept to a steady clip and covered a lot of ground. A couple of times went to talk to his men and captains, checking on them as he always did. Lucien also noted his father taking the time to inquire on the wounded . Iain rode next to the wagon to keep an eye on the man.
Less than an hour after they departed , they came to a split in the road. studied the trail that turned southward as they continued on toward the west. Curious, asked, “Where does that lead? Do you know?”
“I don’t know where it eventually ends up, but Alta is in that direction.”
Lucien perked up as his mother softly wondered aloud, “Do you ever think about him?”
Him. . Fortune had told Lucien about the time his father’s half-brother had tried to take
