Alexandra

As soon as they crossed the border the three felt the weight of sleep strike them. It was all that they could do to keep their eyes open. The horses dropped their heads immediately and began sleeping peacefully. Nothing they could do would wake them.

"Back!" Herbert gasped and they stumbled back across the border.

"How far is it to the Castle Sopo?" asked Jock.

"Almost a day's ride," she said, shaking the last of the sleep spell from her ...