27 Kiria That night, Kiria shuffled around her room with Candrae and Vayci, quietly packing. She set an extra pair of shoes by the pack lying open on her bed. Would she need more than two pairs? That might be too much. She bit her lip. She had no idea how long she would be gone, and the whole situation put her stomach in knots. Hopefully she would arrive in Carradoc—that part excited her, at least—and then turn around to come home. Strange that they chose a safe place so far away… Surely it wouldn’t take long to find the mole inside the castle. She pointed at a pair of beige pants. “Bring those over,” she told Vayci. Those would be good for traveling. She probably shouldn’t bring any of her nice dresses. Even the thought made her blush. No wonder she wasn’t ready to lead. Who would thi

