The group was moving slowly. They had crossed the boundary about an hour ago and they could run into a patrol in any moment. Nothing was guaranteed at the moment and as such it was slow going. Nicholas had asked a few of his best warriors to scout around them, but he dared not risk to many moving around. Losing warriors at the moment would cost him dearly later, and if they moved to far, he risked them making too much noise and getting caught.
They had crossed the river as well earlier and in the coming of the morning, it was cold. Most of the warriors could shake it off, but Vanessa was shivering. Not having a wolf or fur, she was struggling to get dry and even her clothes was dripping while clinging to her. They couldn’t take the time or the risk to have her change while inside enemy te
