Lulu

I adjusted my bag, making sure the cloak didn’t expose the two of us and the compass in my hand. Caspian had already moved closer to me; our shadows, which had been stretched across the rough wooden floor of the inn, disappeared as we began to move.

“Are you ready?” he whispered.

I was just about to nod when a sound broke the silence of the room. My baby’s sharp cry stopped us in our tracks.

My heart dropped.

I quickly went to the basket, lifting the tiny body into my arms. ...