<- Chapter 60 Chapter 62 -> Lissie saw the light flare in front of her and she willed the candle settle.  The candle went out.  The soldiers at the table looked scared.  They had been willing enough to share their food, but Lissie knew things were turning strange around her. People in the south would…

<- Chapter 59 Chapter 61 -> “I’m still mad at you, Alex.”  Cora swayed on Anvil’s back.  Lissie looked at Cora and saw no angry red inside of her.   The mountains rose all around them, and they rode through countless switchbacks of the passes.  The air swirled and eddied in between the rocks, blowing…

<- Chapter 58 Chapter 60 -> “Help me gather my things!”  Alexander was still naked.  He was shoving things into torn pouches from the floor.  “These are invaluable, just because that lady didn’t know their worth does not mean they have none.”  Lissie picked up his pants, and pressed them into his hands.  She kept…

<- Chapter 57 Chapter 59 -> Lissie sat on the tiny cot.  Riley sat next to her, and Cora occupied the three-legged wooden stool.  She had to move the candle off the stool to sit down.  Lissie took it. Cora’s eyes bored into her.  She said, “So you did it, you rode the Wind?” Lissie…

<- Chapter 56 Chapter 58 -> “We have decided to take you up on your offer, we’ll get a room,” Lissie said. Riley had her sword drawn. The boy that had led them here was standing in the entryway to the street.  He bounded over to Lissie, the point of his cut feather bobbing.  “Really? …

<- Chapter 55 Chapter 57 -> A woman as old as Lissie’s mother greeted them with a huge smile and no top.  Lissie did not look down.  She kept her eyes serious, and above shoulder level.  However, the woman was much taller than Lissie, so her face was pointed toward the ceiling.  Which was dirty. …

<- Chapter 54 Chapter 56 -> The alleyway was long, and turned.  The doors along it were boarded over.  Lissie saw a sign that said ‘Bodies through other entrance’.  The horses were single file, led by Alexander’s black and white Monsieur d’Cirque.  Lissie had Peach following Anvil, and Riley was behind her.   Lissie did…

<- Chapter 53 Chapter 55 -> “Who are you so worried about attacking everywhere we go?”  Lissie hoped she didn’t sound as irritable as she felt.  Peach’s hooves echoed along with the others on the stone walkway. Riley looked at her with an open mouth, “I am not worried about anything.  This fortress was built…

<- Chapter 52 Chapter 54 -> Lissie sat in her tent, a candle cupped in her open palm.  The flame swayed and flickered.  She tried to move with it, move up and out of herself.  She tried. Riley’s voice broke her reverie.  “Do you need anything?  Cora and I cooked!  It’s mostly cooked.” Lissie blew…

<- Chapter 51 Chapter 53 -> Lissie had barely poked her head under the swords when Riley grabbed her and asked, “You passed, right?” “No.  It wasn’t a test.  I did not ride the Wind, though.”  Lissie could not look her friend in the eyes.  All she could see was the fire’s flare. Cora pulled…