26

~Aspen

Kastriv keeps his promise, and the next morning, we went to Territory Five.

It’s a nice place, with mild temperatures and wide open spaces, which at this point, I really appreciate.

Kastriv has brought me to quaint home he claims no one will visit, especially no Noble’s. It’s pretty, and will do for the meantime while we figure out or next move, and hope Atari doesn’t learn that we are still together.

A few days pass with no disruptions. In fact, it’s quite eerie that nothing has happened.

This morning I’ve opted for sitting in the window nook, staring out across the far meadow and to a small woodland area. I’ll explore soon enough, when Kastriv is certain we are safe.

The sound of his footsteps approaching from behind have me glancing over my shoulder.

“Come on,” Kastriv prompts, shrugging a jacket over his broad shoulders.

“Hmm?”

“We are going out to a nearby village.”

I sit up straighter. “Isn’t that dangerous?”

All I’ve heard from him these past few days