The general was sore and exhausted. He and Lorna had spent well into the evening in Cora's apple orchard waiting for the witch to unravel the stitch Cora had sewn up in space preventing the two from pursuing the old woman and his lieutenant.
It had been completely dark by the time they were able to step back into Ibudali lands, and at that point, they made camp for the night. He would begin pursuing the old witch in the morning. He assumed she was motivating Gareth's compliance with her magic and sneered to himself at the thought. This was the result of witches using their power without constraint.
