A Mistake He Can't Bear

The journey to Lestria felt uncomfortably long as the guide hardly said anything aside from the few times when they informed the duo that they were going to let the horses take a break.

"That guide... something about them feels off." Susie said as she cracked her neck, stiff from staying in an uncomfortable position from watching the shifty guide who had been eyeing Mikhail the whole trip.

"I think so too..." Mikhail said softly as he glanced at the guide who was covered from head to toe in a thin dark garment. 

For the first time, Mikhail found himself doubting someone else. Such a feeling was unfamiliar with him as a small country bumpkin from a cozy village where everyone was like family with one another. It was impractical to doubt one another as they all depended on each other.

Susie did a double take, blinking her eyes rapidly in disbelief as she had not expected Mikhail to agree w