Mia’s POV

Orion was hiding something. I could tell from the way he spoke earlier… like meeting Roger would be our end.

I wanted to force him to say it but I knew he wouldn’t say a damn thing even if I had a dagger to his throat.

“Princess…” he called out, placing a hand over his eyes and pointing at a settlement. It had buildings that looked like little blocks from up here.

“Guess, we’re close to Thornveil.” he added, then immediately the tension in his face softened. ...