Lysera Another stone struck the side of the carriage, then another, the impact making the entire frame shudder beneath us.I didn’t move. I couldn’t.My body felt locked in place, my fingers curling tightly against my lap as I sat there, listening, feeling every hit, every shout, every second stretch too long.The boy didn’t move either.He stayed where he was, directly in front of me, solid and unyielding, taking whatever came through without flinching again.Gradually, the noise began to fade. The shouting grew distant. The pounding footsteps slowed and then disappeared entirely. They couldn’t keep up.Still, the carriage didn’t slow down. Not until there was nothing left behind us but silence.Only then did he move. Slowly, like nothing had happened, he straightened and returned to his seat across from me, his expression settling back into that same guarded composure.Like he hadn’t just taken a blow meant for me.I stared at him, my chest still tight, my pulse refusing to steady.
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