Chapter 400: Time to leave (4)
Annalise looked to her left at Siena who slept, resting her head on the carriage wall. The carriage was dark because it was early morning and Annalise was the only one awake as there was much to see. She did not want to miss out on seeing the moment she would finally be in Lockwood.
As they rode further into the popular town, Annalise saw a great difference compared to other towns she had visited. Everything here seemed to be much bigger and grand like everyone was trying to show off they had money.
Annalise looked out the window, occasionally sneaking a glance at Rafael who rode beside the carriage instead of in front, leading all the knights. That task was given to Christian and then he sometimes switched with Logan.
There were no attacks from anyone looking to steal their supplies so the trip to Lockwood went as they planned and now, they were going right to where they would spend the next few days or perhaps weeks depending on how the court acted with the truce.
Being here did not guarantee a truce would be agreed upon and signed. It only meant that they would hear her or maybe they intended to talk over her to voice their demands and continue to explain why they thought they owned the land at the border.
Annalise was ready for whatever foolish speeches they would give. They might think that her being in a palace full of palace guards would scare her, but little do they know that she once planned to come here alone.
Annalise continued to stroke the kitten while keeping a watch on Siena and Heidi to catch either one if they were to fall out of their seats. They were both tired from talking about shops they had heard about or speaking about the knights. They helped to make the trip entertaining since Annalise would have been riding alone if not for Siena and Heidi accompanying her.
In the distance, Annalise saw a big mansion that matched the description of the one Rafael said they were going to stay in. It would have plenty of space to hold everyone who was on this trip with them.
"I wonder how Ezra and Thomas are faring," Annalise said to herself, looking out the right side of the carriage to try to spot one of them.