Breaking the Edges
Ari's POV
The caves where they kept the food were colder than the woods and extremely dark. Air smelled of damp stone and old timbers and of secrets which were buried away. My heart was beating fast and steady, but I dropped my hood and slipped in. Harriet was secure, hiding, miles off under deep veils, and the greatest charms of Silas. I would not come here otherwise; she would not be. Nevertheless, each of the steps was too dangerous.
Just see, I said to myself. "Grab what you need and leave."
The caves had been excavated deep into the mountain in the background of the Blood Pact stronghold. They were intended to be food, weapons, and cold stuff. Nobody ever questioned them. Nobody looked too closely. That was the reason why Rylan picked this point.
My palm touche
