“We need more rest,” Saoed says and frowns. “We cannot continue like this. Last night, we did not sleep a wink, and we had ridden hard right through yesterday and last night. We will fall off our horses, and the animals can not continue at this pace.”
“I do not want to stay here for long, Saoed,” Teuns Stegmann protests. “I know we are tired, but I do not trust the peace here.”
“But Harba is so much out of the way, as it is far from the caravan route. We should be safe here and depart before it becomes light again. You can sleep for an hour, and then I will sleep for the next hour. In any case, the horses have to rest. It will not help us if we try to flee when we are tired and the horses are weak.”
“Indeed, Harba is away from the normal routes, but you can be sure that the Dulacs will
