Morning came. The fir was almost done. Sei woke up and found the soldiers gathered around Iris, close to what was left from the fire, gathered around her, not like the bees going for the honey. They seemed protective, all of them.
They rode all day without stopping and for the first time Sei found out on his own skin that it was true what they were saying ... The royal blood could just ride with no stops with her soldiers, in order to reach the targets. They even ate the leftovers from dinner still riding their horses. It was unbelievable all this strength this detachment was displaying around all of them. They were like brothers, acting all like one.
-Monk, with me, she said out of a sudden, waking him up from his thoughts. Are you going to leave me alone in these woods now? She added
