"How could you do that? He is your brother," whispered Melva, her voice breaking.
She was devastated at the news that they were too late in saving Vance. If he was already on his way to Davenport, it would be more difficult for them to go there without being noticed. They would have to cross the border of a region, which meant they had to pass the guard who stood by the entrance.
They obviously had no permission to enter the region of a duke who hated Vance that much. They would not be able to get through the border. Because of the announcement of their marriage, most of the people in Ethia already knew her, or even her face if someone was dedicated enough to describe her in elaborate detail and paint her portrait just to forbid her to cross their border.
