MASS RELEASE (8)

His mind drifted back to Luciana, and he prayed that she was going to survive this. Knowing Alicia, she was not going to forgive him if Luciana died, even if he wasn't the one who had directly hurt her.

Harold turned to look at Alvin when he noticed how quiet he had been after they had ridden for an hour, and his brows pulled together in concern when he saw the sweat that coated Alvin's brows and how pale he looked despite trying to maintain a straight face.

"We should take a break." He announced. 

"A break? The pace is slow enough already. If we continue at this slow pace, we are never going to get to the palace before nightfall," Damian complained angrily from his horse. 

"Then go ahead of us. Nothing is stopping you," Harvey responded harshly.

"Shouldn't you be in a hurry to get back to the palace considering that Prince Ivan almost killed your sister?" Damian asked, expecting that to get Harvey's attention.