~ Elara ~*Road to Westfall*“Kael, what do you know of my parents’ deaths?” Elara asked, looking at her husband.They were still on the road to Westfall, traveling by carriage. With only the two of them inside, they finally had a moment to speak privately without the others overhearing.The sun was up, but the trees shaded their snowy path. The closer they came to the neighboring kingdom, the colder Elara felt.She pulled her cloak tighter around her while waiting for Kael’s answer.“The same information as you,” Kael answered, pulling her closer against his chest. “They were attacked before reaching the Whispering Forest.”“It was an ambush,” he said, trying to soften his voice, as though gentler words could lessen Elara’s pain.“What I don’t understand is why they were sent to investigate the frost when so much was already known about it at the time,” Elara muttered. “There was simply no way to stop it.”“I have wondered the same,” Kael said. “But over the years, Father has sent war
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