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t a wedding during war is a joyless affair. Although the war has

on his hands. Deep in the north, the shadow elves plotted against my father's kingdom. And after the d

ess of Mithra, I had spent my entire life in the kingdom of Sunlight, Galad. But now that things were desperat

tty cage, sitting in silence with two handmaidens who spent the time on n

dow and I desperately wished I was back ho

hair curling around her face piped up. I ignored her, knowing she was speaking

n, Nadene. "Indeed, it's much colder the further away we get

ection, which finally brought me out of my daze enough to look in their direction. "It must be

ld have swayed king Helios in his decision. A small smile graced my lips for her as she'd been at my side for a few months now, and I was

le he cooperates with father to get his forces up to the same standards as the rest of the army." Although I agreed it didn't

he ways of comfort when the carriage ride was so bumpy. But it was late, well into t

me on the move as they could. They were under orders to see

no sense sometimes. Duke Sulien's men technically belong to the king anyway, why does Helios have to marry his youngest daug

border," Nadene chirped. "My cousin lives in a small village near here and she wrote to tell us that the Thanatens have been attacking Mithran villages under the

d the war. It was nothing I hadn't heard before. Yet it still brought a shiver along my spine to remember the sto

f my father told me he needed Ayden's soldiers to help actively fight against the shadow elves instead of hiding them

ow frame as the carriage made a sudden stop. I heard the ho

down her needlework between her and Nadene, who also looked up and to

n't sound like a normal stop for the procession. But the older handmaiden took a deep b

were miles between as silence engulfed us for the briefest heartbeat. Another b

d violently. My hands splayed out against the wall and seat to keep

e outside the confines of the carriage. Metal clashing against metal stung my ears and the sounds of soldiers gru

are under attack. I need you to get out of this carriage with me and run at the first opportunity." Her silver ey

d when her usual sharp tongue would have led me to b

and now we're going to die for it!" she wailed right w

to stand a chance of getting through whatever was goin

. Whatever the case may be, we need to get out of here. Quietly and quickly." My words came out harsher than I had

ough the crack that I created with the door. Light from the lamps around t

ir eyes were wide open and still reflecting the fear they'd felt in thei

ide of the carriage and somewhat into the surrounding woods. This

still cowed into herself on the carriage cushions. "

nodded enough in agreement. I snatched her hand from he

dene began crying behind me as we slowly stepped around the bodies of our soldiers, we had been traveling w

e to mourn