Traveller Of Two Worlds
Her gaze swept over them, lingering on the mothers clutching their little ones, on the young girls who had known nothing but hardship, on the elderly women who had been cast aside like discarded relics.
“As a mother,” she said, her voice breaking slightly, “I want nothing but a bright future for my children.”
A murmur spread through the crowd, a slow but growing swell of agreement. Some nodded, others clutched their hands tightly, contemplating the unknown road ahead.
“But how do we get there?” another voice asked hesitantly. “The Empire does not take kindly to deserters.”
Madeline exhaled. She had anticipated this question.
“I have a plan,” she revealed. “There is a merchant caravan heading
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