Today is the day we set out for Deltora to accompany Prince Rosh, the second prince of the kingdom, on his journey to Halla Eberron.
Dastan never told us the exact reason behind the conflict between the two kingdoms. However, what mattered most to the three of us was fulfilling our mission. We couldn’t afford to fail—not when Dastan was counting on us.
Mounted on our horses, we prepared to depart. Evan and Finn tried to convince me to ride in the carriage, but I refused. I wasn’t traveling to Deltora as a guest of royalty; I was going as someone with a duty to fulfill.
Dastan, Harper, Casper, and Caleb stood outside the palace to see us off. A bittersweet feeling settled in my chest as I realized someone was missing. My brother, Zen, remained imprisoned beneath the palace, his punishmen
