The Mirror's Tale (Further Tales Adventures)
“Andreas said. “Do you think you can?”
Will opened his mouth to take a deep breath. He turned in his saddle and looked back at Ambercrest. The castle and its sprawling walls were so distant that he could hold the sight of them in his cupped hand.
“I think so,” he said.
“Why don’t you lead?” said Andreas.
Will nudged his horse with the heel of his boots, and the beast trotted along the road. This was Andreas’s plan: ride a little farther each day along each of the four roads that led away from ho...me. And it was working. The first time, Will felt his chest tighten as soon as they ventured beyond the farmlands surrounding the outer walls. But every day since, Will felt the boundaries of his comfort expanding. There was always an invisible barrier he’d reach, a place that made his legs quake and his mind go numb with fear. But with every sojourn, that border gave way. And it didn’t just retreat—it weakened. Crumbled. Will had the idea that one day he might just be able to rush at it and leap over it and leave it behind for good.MoreLess
Will opened his mouth to take a deep breath. He turned in his saddle and looked back at Ambercrest. The castle and its sprawling walls were so distant that he could hold the sight of them in his cupped hand.
“I think so,” he said.
“Why don’t you lead?” said Andreas.
Will nudged his horse with the heel of his boots, and the beast trotted along the road. This was Andreas’s plan: ride a little farther each day along each of the four roads that led away from ho...me. And it was working. The first time, Will felt his chest tighten as soon as they ventured beyond the farmlands surrounding the outer walls. But every day since, Will felt the boundaries of his comfort expanding. There was always an invisible barrier he’d reach, a place that made his legs quake and his mind go numb with fear. But with every sojourn, that border gave way. And it didn’t just retreat—it weakened. Crumbled. Will had the idea that one day he might just be able to rush at it and leap over it and leave it behind for good.MoreLess
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