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The next day, Rasha was grateful Lu and Chiza had kept their chattering and giggling to a minimum. Thinking of what might lie ahead was difficult enough, trying to navigate through areas where it might not be acceptable to bring the princess or places where they would be recognized. They hadn’t had an incident in almost a day. The competing kingdoms would strike soon. That’s how she’d do it. Maybe that’s why she heard them coming before they attacked.
Lu was talking to Chiza about his family at the time. Startled, he looked over at Rasha, who nodded as she climbed off of her tuskin and brought it to him. Chiza slipped from Lu’s to Rasha’s. He pulled Temi’s pouch from his shoulder and placed it over Chiza’s. Something in her eyes caught Rasha’s attention, but she didn’t have time to de
