The Last Heiress
Mira had given me something for the pain—some kind of herbal mixture that took the edge off without quite making me useless—but it wore off as the day went on.
By late afternoon, when we finally stopped to make camp, I felt like I'd been beaten and left in the road.
"You're doing well," a voice said beside me.
I looked up to find a girl settling down next to me. She was taller than me, with dark hair pulled back in a practical braid and eyes that suggested she'd seen more of the world than her age would suggest. Her left leg was bandaged heavily from ankle to knee.
"I haven't heard much complaining," she continued, offering me a bowl of stew. "My name's Dovette, by the way. I was training to