"I think that it's a good idea to leave right away." Rowena's heart pounded once they rode away from the soldiers' checkpoint. They were all at the gates of the cities and it made her rather nervous.
For some reason, she had an uneasy gut feeling that didn't quite go away.
Every now and then, she looked back over her shoulder, but then stopped. Rowena was going to be too obvious if she did that and yet the shaky feeling was still there. "What do you think, Julian?"
"You have a point but won't all the other cities we'll visit have the same kind of soldiers on watch?" Julian said. "Not to mention, you mentioned that the next village is about three hours away and our poor horses are exhausted already."
Rowena bit her lip and nodded. Despite Hades' strong neighs and his stomps on the street, it was probably true that they were tired and were in need of a break.
"I guess we do need to make a stop here," she said.
