Frostbound

Abigail

"It still feels weird with all of us leaving," Abigail said while tying the straps of her saddle bag shut. She wasn't the best rider but she could at least do it. If they went without and traveled on foot the journey would take even longer.

"This will be the first time either Chris or myself won't be here," Jon said from the horse beside her. "It feels... odd."

"We get to explore! We get to explore!" Two tiny voices cheered from behind them.

It was a tough call, but she finally caved in. Everything she knew said not to bring them, but she couldn't bring herself to say no. Anna's face was criminal when she begged them to come. Josh was already tearing up before they even had the chance to say anything.

Abigail knew that caging them up would only make the urge grow greater. If they stifled them here they, Anna especially, would find other ways to get around it.

Both Jon and her were fending off her attempts to learn how to fight already. If they said no again...

She couldn't bring herself to do it.

It was only a slight change of plans but not all that different. Jon was supposed to stay behind and watch them but now he was coming along to do the same. He had wanted to go originally but they couldn't have both of them away for so long.

Not only did she not want to dish her kids off on someone else for that long, but she wasn't comfortable with both of them being away for so long.

Having Jon along helped ease her worry. She could hold her own and had been training day and night to do just that, and they would have others with them in case they were attacked on the road, but he was the main reason her worries about being attacked subsided.

She also agreed because The Twins was vetted and decided safe. Austin's ravings that the man in charge was honorable also went a long way when she made her decision. Plus, they needed to see the world. Being cooped up and hidden away wasn't good for them.