Chapter 5

“I don’t think so?” She looked confused. Great. I lost her.

She thought for a moment, her fingers on her chin. “You were talking about the pilgrims to the Alabaster Church, right?”

“Yeah, had a couple of folks every season take the trip. Something special happening there during the winter solstice. Or that’s what they tell me, at least.” Even as I was talking, her joyous energy seemed to die down.

It didn’t do anything to quiet my suspicions, but I couldn’t think of another reason a noble would attempt to traverse the Central Tangle. Our group of villages and towns weren’t exactly the easiest to travel, often requiring guides and bodyguards.

“You’re going to be in the capital for quite the while,” I added, hoping to deter her from making a dangerous and risky journey only to be stranded in Mithil. Instead she seemed genuinely excited, having recovered all her joy from before.

“Yep! That’s my hope!”