The courtyard was still dark when the horses were brought out, their breath clouding in the torchlight. I pulled Evren's cloak tighter around my neck. He'd been right about it. The cold reached my face, but the rest of me stayed warm.“Garrick has the household,” Kael said near the gate. A broad-shouldered man stood with him, someone I hadn't met before. “Full watch rotation through the week, doubled at night. If anyone tests the eastern wall, he sends a rider after us immediately.”“You trust him with it?” I asked.“I trained him.” Garrick straightened at that. I took it as my answer.Cedric stood at the top of the manor steps with Agnes beside him. Neither looked worried, which helped more than they probably realized.“Don't let the stable boys near the good harnesses while I'm gone,” Agnes called. “Last time I came back to buckles held together with twine.”“It wasn't that bad,” Nella called from the wagons. I glanced over and saw her with the supply cart.Evren swung onto his hors
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