The image of Kenni and Kirin fading the road was like a portrait nailed to the walls of Evalynn's mind. No matter what she tried to do, it lingered. It didn't help that the continuous rattle of the carriage wheels on the rough dirt road droned in her ears from early day into the night, stopping only long enough for the horses to rest.
After the departure of her loved ones, Evalynn was more or less left alone. Edgar had made several jabs and taunts to get a rise out of her when she was forced to attend dinners, but she made sure to let them roll off of her. He never entered her room again, though why, Evalynn wasn't sure. He had been so headstrong the night with Kirin she had worried it would be a regular occurrence. As a precaution, she had braced the door with a chair every night, but ne
