"Tell me you did not go where I think you went," Colin chided Seth. Riding one of Colin's horses, Seth neared the little stone cottage in the clearing. Colin was standing on the porch as the morning light sleepily began to make its presence known. Morning dew glistened on the wildflowers dotting the field. "Please tell me that you did not go to the castle for Briana!"

The look on Seth's face gave him away. All the way back from the castle, he had replayed his argument with ...