CHAPTER SIXTEEN
ANCAERA
I could hear pursuit behind us, but they were on horses and could not match the speed of Nazani. Riding headlong into the darkness was anything but safe, but we had little choice. We still had days of travel to go, and we couldn’t give them any chance to catch up with us. By the time the sun had risen, we were far from our pursuers, and far from where Farukan had given himself for our freedom. For our lives.
Nazani and I didn’t speak for the entire day, but we consoled each other through our bond. Words simply weren’t needed at this level; they weren’t enough.
Being from another estate, Nazani had not known Farukan long. In the short time she had known him, she had come to respect him greatly for both his wisdom and his leadership. His absence would be a loss to
