Chapter 463 - Unease

Next day Barte woke up before the first morning lights, the first thing he did was to rush to the stables to see if she was still there. He had already told his family about her and they were all extremely tense and had urged him to ask her to leave or hand her over to the king. But Barte couldn't do that. He had packed a bag of food for her and had some time during the night slid it in the room she was sleeping in. She looked very pale and gaunt, and his heart went out for her.