They stopped in a small clearing for the horses to rest and then continued without waiting. Anastasia's mind was agonized, her limbs were sore and she was miserable. At the clearing she asked if he wanted to talk to her because she was itching to reach out to him, but he just shook his head. Anastasia ended up helping Kaizan with heating food since Darla was too aloof, and then she took a brief rest beside Ileus. She knew that he was very upset over losing two of his men and since he wasn't talking she was silently supporting him. She curled her arms around him and buried her face on the side of his chest. He lifted his hand and then she snuggled in the crook of his shoulder after placing her head over his arm.
They moved again. By the time it was dusk, they had reached thick woods that were covered in dense fog, which seemed to stretch for miles.
"We have reached the periphery of Sgiath Biò," said Ilues in a low voice.
