Taiyi narrowed her eyes at the soldier who was standing in front of her and volunteered to stay on this side of the border just so that she didn't travel at night. This kind of a thing was unheard of.
All said and done, she was feeling that there was something that was different with him. Either he was an odd Nyxer or he didn't conform to his king's beliefs. Either way she decided that any Nyxer was a bad Nyxer. "I don't have the time, soldier," she repeated. "Please don't worry about me and I will be fine. We can travel back in the night."
Felis was not convinced. Though his mother had introduced herself just as 'Taiyi' and not as the Queen of Draka, he wasn't sure how many Nyxers were already suspecting. At the same time, Felis also knew that this would be perhaps the only chance he would have to talk to his mother. And there were so many things that he wanted to talk about.
