Estrella

Dried blood itches under my fingernails. A few sticks scratch the back of my neck where they’re caught in my hair from sleeping under the moon. I cling to Anwen’s hand as he leads us through a series of underground tunnels back into the castle.

I’ve never been in a fight like that before. Never looked in the eyes of someone trying to take my life. I haven’t stopped shaking yet.

“King Andri had one of his courtiers spread the rumor that we left to carry ...