The mountains of Nun were visible through the window now. It was breath taking to see. They were topped in snow, surprising since barely two days had passed since they left the heat of Canku and yet here they were beginning to feel the western cold. The mountain range divided the realm almost completely in two, cutting off Laoshi and Wenhe from the rest of the tribe lands.

They'd been travelling for the best part of the day and Bae was feeling hemmed in. Her foot was tapping ...