Chapter 9: Safe
Efren
The reinforcements from Sheburat arrived in time to escort them safely back to the same camp where they’d spent the previous, ill-fated night. Those who’d been sent out to follow the various threads they’d been tracking in their desperate attempt to locate Marcelo were pulled back, and riders were dispatched to Sheburat and to the Zioneven-bound caravan to give them the happy news of Marcelo’s recovery.
The Sheburat contingent informed Efren that upon Marcelo’s successful rescue, they’d been instructed to stay with and further bolster the caravan’s security until they safely reached Zioneven castle. With their group motivated and entirely on horseback, they caught up with the caravan the following day.
Marcelo had been swaying and sagging when he’d finally been ab
