The corner of the napkins caught the wind as they looked over it. Aledia glanced at the two brothers. Their brows furrowed. Jacob ran a hand through his hair, and Wilhelm brushed his beard. It didn’t make sense. The map had led them for weeks only to stop. “She would not have given us something […]
Jacob sat on the bed in the guest chambers. He supposed that anyone would have been uncomfortable staying in an unfamiliar place. The unease had passed early in his travels. He glanced over to the journal. Why had he helped his brother? He should be teaching Aledia. He ran a hand through his hair and […]
Rafe watched the two brothers from the place on his horse. How was it he got dragged along? He was a messenger, not some tag along with an adventurer. The princess rode beside him on a stallion of the purest white. She wore a cloak that hid her fine clothes from the eyes of any […]
Jacob trudged after Aledia. She had somehow persuaded him to go to the tavern. Both wore plain clothes. The villagers wouldn’t be able to tell that they were nobles. Aledia wore a plain green dress, and Jacob wore a dull brown tunic. He pulled on the tunic’s collar. It itched. He wished he could go […]
Wilhelm walked among the trees. His brother had slammed the door in his face. Jacob had always been strong-willed, but it stung to see his reaction. He clenched his fists. He should have known better than to expect a warm welcome. Still, he hoped, and it crumbled in his chest like the crackle of faded […]
The air was thick with tension. Jacob was silent as he moved towards his temporary chambers. Aledia followed behind him. Her mind drifted to the wedding. She had felt Jacob tense as he observed the poor woman dance around the fire. Aledia shuddered. Those screams echoed in her mind. Jacob watched the entire thing. She […]
Roses of the deepest red and carnations of the purest white decorated the castle halls. Jacob had to admire their attention to the detail. The fabric hung from the halls towards the courtyard and seemed to shimmer. He walked beside Princess Aledia. His young apprentice had volunteered them both to go to a wedding as […]
Wilhelm regretted his decision to bring the women as they traveled. He was duty-bound to continue to help them to the next kingdom. Wilhelm groaned as they requested to stop for lunch. Before all this, he would ride through the day without trouble. Now, he stopped at their whims. The messenger had not helped the […]
Wilhelm’s horse refused to take another step forward. The letter from Princess Aledia told him to head to the country of the west. She invited him to attend a wedding and promised that his brother would be there. The man had always been stubborn. When Wilhelm sent the letter, he didn’t expect a response. The […]
Jacob’s quill scratched across the parchment on his desk. The letter he had sent to his brother was well met. Yet, the one that he received troubled him. Their father had gone missing? When had this occurred, and more importantly, why did he care? His father had disowned him. Still, an ache within Jacob’s breast […]