THE FIFTH: Chapter Eighteen, Part One

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We spent an extra day in Corvilon for Inokel to set his affairs in order and pack what essentials he needed for his new life with me.  At the start of our journey, I explained that, as I could make a pathway across water, we would not need to ride to a river ford.  We could cross anywhere and would be no more than three days away from my home.  With that in mind, Inokel set us on a horse trail that hugged an aqueduct and would take us most directly to...