Conquest
“Still, she came here often, because the air inside the stone corridors and living chambers of the fortress seemed stifling. As did the walls themselves. From here she could see the red sun hanging like a glowing coal in the sky and the craggy peaks of the distant mountains.Rohan had taken her to the mountains. She cherished the memory of that trip. Yet she had never seen his home in the great forest. Nor would their son see it. Not ever.Sorrow threatened to overwhelm her. Trying to outrun it, s...he moved rapidly along the stone walkway. She didn’t glance back, yet she knew that the guards, who kept her in view at all times, were following. Maybe they would freeze their worthless balls off out here, she thought with silent and bitter humor. What did they think she was going to do, climb over the wall and disappear with the precious baby whom the Guardians considered state property?It had been three months since she’d seen her warrior or heard any word of him. Three months of dragging herself through each day as if it were an endless sentence.MoreLess
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