Chapter Nineteen Explanation “She’ll need to ride with you,” informed her son. “I’ll help you tie her onto the saddle so she won’t fall off.” Lucien thanked his mother and gently lifted into his arms to carry her over to where a soldier had brought out his horse for him. Another soldier came up behind him with Lucien’s sword he’d removed from the , wiping it off before handing it back to the battle prince. Lucien was also vaguely aware of trotting up to to hand her the arrow she’d used to shoot the other . His mother had always been frugal in that regard, and reused her ammunition whenever possible. was already mounted and waiting for them to join him. As Lucien hoisted himself into his saddle, he noticed his father staring back at the injured who hadn’t moved from where he’d fall

