Selvara's POV

We rode through the night without stopping. Flair led the way with Tharis and twenty warriors following close behind.

"We will not make it in time," I said quietly.

Zyros looked at me and his jaw tightened. "We will." But I could hear the doubt in his voice.

When we finally stopped to rest the horses, the sun was beginning to rise and we were still hours away from the capital. Flair dismounted and walked over to me. She pulled out a map and spread it on the ground.

"We have a ...