I couldn't decide if they had finished for the day early or not on account of me, but I was too embarrassed to ask. Something about an entire war being put on hold for me was too much to handle, so I did my best to not think about it.

"Tell me what you're doing for your warm-ups," Ronan said, gesturing to the arena space that was now fully covered in moss.

"We just do a lap at a walk, then a trot, then a canter, in both directions." I stood in my stirrups, stretching ...