“Think you can sleep?” Rua nodded, looking up into the eyes of her guard—the warrior who volunteered to protect her. “Thank you.” Bri shrugged. “It’s just a fire.” But it was much more than a fire. Bri had comforted her in that gruff way when she was feeling lost in the darkness of her mind. “Are you going to get some sleep?” Rua asked. “I can sleep on the ride tomorrow.” Bri gave Rua a mischievous smirk. “Right now, there is a lonely soldier holding watch down the hall, and I think she would like some company.”
