Chapter 7: Taking Charge
"What?"
Rochelle stared at the knight with wide green eyes, mirroring the expression her daughter wore who was slowly approaching the door despite Kara's advice to stay back.
At the beginning of their relationship, Rochelle was always hesitant to officially tie the knot despite how much she loved Arthur. There were multiple times in their courtship that he disappeared for days on end, unable to send even a sentence by messenger hawk. There was no doubt the job was dangerous, but she found the truth on their wedding night when she saw the man with his clothing off for the first time and became privy to the map of scars that littered his muscular frame.
Despite all of that, he always promised to return. Nothing could defeat him. Nothing had so far.
Since Irene's mother couldn't seem to say much else, Irene pushed the door open.
"Where is he?" she demanded without hesitation.
Irene had such a firm voice despite how small she was. The knight, Sir Gunnar, couldn't help raising his eyebrows at the girl whom he had never seen before that moment. The way Sir Arthur described his children, the man was almost certain the knight had two sons.
"Up the hills at the base of the mountain," the knight explained. "Old mining area of Earl Auden. Cave system overtaken by goblins especially since it's getting cooler."
Rochelle found it in herself to speak again.