The forest Leiya

The riders didn't slow their horse's down until we were safely away from the strange town. I struggled to get the gruesome image out of my head, but I had never seen anything like it before.

I took up a book to distract myself. In moments, I had fallen into the hands of sleep.

My eyes gradually opened when I heard whispering and chatting. After a few more blinks, I realized the carriage had stopped moving.

Night had fallen. The three riders sat across from the carriage ...