Chapter 330: Not welcomed (1)
Annalise and Rafael made it to the front of the knights with Ezra joining them instead of staying behind with Thomas and the others to help pull the cart.
Annalise wished she could have ridden ahead to have more of the wind in her hair, but she didn’t so her horse wouldn’t be tired before they reached where they were going to rest.
The sky had long become dark after they left the border, and torches were lit to help light the way. Annalise was not certain how many hours they had been riding for, but she could tell from the sky starting to change colour that it would soon be dawn.
They were a few minutes away from the first stop to let the horses rest, eat grass, and drink water before they would move out again to get to Lockwood in less than three days.
"When we stop to let the horses rest, will you put up a tent to sleep, or do you just lie around on the grass and look up at the sky? It is not raining or too cold that we cannot sleep on the grass to save time from putting up many tents," said Annalise, looking up at the sky. "Then again, I would like to hide from Ezra’s eyes."
"You can either sleep on the grass without a tent or put up one as long as you are ready to move out when it is time to leave, or you will be left behind. Do you want to use a tent?" Rafael asked, glancing to his left at Annalise. He didn’t need one, but if she really wanted one put up, he would do it as soon as they stopped.
"Well, I asked because I would lay wherever you are. I am fine with lying without a tent. If not for my horse needing a break, I could be awake for a few more hours. How long will we be resting for?" Annalise asked, searching for the area they were going to rest.
"An hour or two. We can take our time to get to the palace, but I don’t want us sticking around one area for a long time to attract bad attention," Rafael replied.
There were times when some people were foolishly brave to approach where they set up camp to look to steal some of their supplies. Rafael didn’t want to deal with those people who stayed near these roads to steal from people travelling. He was focused on getting Annalise to the palace safely.