Chapter Seven
Rosaline and Derren gelled almost immediately. After fanning Jacob awake, Derren had set things in motion for a celebratory feast. His daughters, Luna and Lelani, joined them downstairs and were swallowed whole by Rosaline, who couldn’t believe her luck. Having lived with boys for most of her life, the idea of being around women gave her a great amount of excitement.
Jacob took the horses and left without any further words, accepting a sackful of coins that would pay for an additional half-dozen horses to join his stable.
When asked how he’d get the horse through the river, Derren told them of a small bridge a ways farther down the road. How else could he have got the horses to his farm in the first place?
Gideon was released from his nightmare, remaining almost silent un
