Chapter 10

Astria moved with haste as she collected her pack from her room back in Noah's inn, Gilmy patiently waiting by the door; even at her mother’s constant protests. Someone in the town had tipped Noah off to the growing group of Deus in the villages square, informing him that they were about to start searching the town for two outsiders that were known enemies of their way of life. In other words, they were searching for Astria and Tuviel, but they did not want the town’s people to know the reasons, so like any enemy; they twisted the truth.

“We really need to get going, are you ladies ready?” Noah asked impatiently, tapping his foot against the wooden flooring. “I don’t think we have much time.”

“Almost.” Astria responded with only a brief pause, ensuring that she had everything that she came with.

All heads snapped towards the door as they heard a heavy commotion coming from just down stairs in the bar area, No