I guess we’ll have to wait and see about that, won’t we, princess?” •••
Once they reached the edge of the Wildlands, thirty miles from Hawk’s Brow, Jonas thanked the driver of the cart—an Auranian sympathetic to the rebel cause he’d met during his previous visit to the city, at the same time he recruited Nerissa as a helper—and guided Kate into the darkness of the thick forest.
She didn’t run from him or fight. It took very little pressure on her arm to keep her at his side as they moved across the tangled terrain.
“Murderous thieves make their home here.” She failed to keep the tremble from her voice.
“Absolutely,” Jonas replied.
“Dangerous animals, too.”
“Without a doubt.”
She slanted a look toward him. “Perfect place for you.”
He repressed a snort. “Oh, such compliments, your hi
