Bride of Ash & Dust (Snake & Crown #1)

Chapter 55

Zarek

ASH somehow, none of them seem like they would fit right now, in the harsh light of the rising sun, in the middle of the wilderness.

But Lilias doesn’t ask. Instead, she turns away, unties the horse, and whispers to him as she rubs his neck. I remember Syvan’s white stallion as a nervous, high-strung piece of work, but he looks meek as a kitten with Lilias.

Gods above. Marion doesn’t know what they lost when they sent their princess to Vsenrog.

I wipe my eyes, tap my fingers one more time against the metal cylinder containing the ashes of the castle of Dungal, and walk to join my wife. Together, we turn toward the south.