Bonus Chapter: Memories Of The Heart
The perimeter guards at the camp moved at a measured and unhurried pace.
The woman approached the two sentries outside the tent and they quickly came to attention. She acknowledged them with a nod and she was almost through the tent flap when Fen Liao appeared from around the supply line post to her left.
He was carrying a ledger as he approached her.
"Commander." He fell in beside her and brought the ledger close to his chest. "The cart to Dongwei village left at the third bell. I confirmed the contents myself. There was grain, salted pork, and two bolts of heavy cloth. It will arrive there before Frost Fall."
Dongwei.
His village.
She stopped in her tracks and turned to regard him.
"I also sent a letter with the messenger," Fen Liao continued. " That way my wife knows it came from the supply office, and that it came from you."
He gave the Commander a deep bow of gratitude.