Devlin

And then, he was outside, and he could think of nothing other than the liberty he had so miraculously been granted. Already he envisioned himself riding through the forests and across the mountains, freer than the winds that would play against his face and ruffle his hair.

Crawling to the top of the trench, he saw a slim hand appear from the darkness to lie beside his own.

“The horse should be tethered behind yon stand of trees,” Alyssa informed him, scrambling up the deep, earthen walls.

Immediately, Devlin and Alyssa began to run, low to the ground, praying all the while that the swirls of rising mist would keep them safe from detection. Reaching the trees, they found that there was, indeed, a horse waiting.

The castle was coming quickly awake, the sound of running guards ready for battle issuing from behind the walls. Devlin swung himself up into the saddle, and looked down at the woman, little more than a girl, who had saved his life. He would remember her forever, standing here in the moonlight, her skirts lost in the smoky mist. There was so much to say to her, and so little time. He could not seem to find the words, and perhaps it was best that he could not.

Alyssa, however, had no such trouble.

“Give me your hand, Devlin, and help me up. Why are you looking at me with such shock? There’s no time to tarry.”

“What are you doing? You’ve got to go back to your father. You can say I took you hostage and released you once I cleared the castle.”

“Go back!” she echoed, her face a study in dismay and bewilderment. “Fie, I can’t do that now! They saw me leading you by the hand and mayhap heard me directing your flight as well. I can’t return unless you want me to find my head upon the block. They know I helped you escape.”

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