Chapter 26
“What do you think?” Manat asked.
Bradamante smiled. The two sat astride their horses on the hillside overlooking Ramath. The city and the temple were just as Manat had described them.
“Beautiful,” Bradamante answered. “Just as you said—a garden in the middle of the desert. And you’re right—the temple does look like a white rabbit sitting on a patch of grass. How can everything around us be so brown, but Ramath be so green?”
“There are springs everywhere. The water never stops flowing. Are you ready to go down?”
“Yes ... in a moment.” Unconsciously Bradamante gripped Egalite a little more tightly. The mare shifted back a few steps.
“Don’t be afraid,” Manat said.
“I’m not.”
“This is the next right step for you. Trust that.”
“I do, Manat. I’m ready.”
“Good. I’ve missed t
