Their ordinary-looking carriages continued to travel through the darkness of the night. After hours of traveling, the two carriages stopped.
Seren, who fell asleep while leaving her head on Drayce's shoulder, was jolted awake. She rubbed her eyes and asked, "Have we reached our destination?"
Drayce had been listening to the conversation outside, and replied, "Not yet, but we have to get down the carriage."
He helped her climb down the carriage and she saw that they were no longer in the forest. They were at the bank of a large river, with nothing but the lanterns on their carriages to light the way.
It was still deep into the night, the moon somewhat shrouded by the clouds, and she found a single boat large enough to carry their group floating silently on the black waters.
Just then, King Armen came to them, his expression tranquil as usual.
