Day 24

  Viola said her goodbyes to her friends. She told Viv how captain Kumi took them safely to the mountain and that he was asking about her. She also told her that he was willing to keep her secret, the one where she can understand but pretends not to.

  Viola was not sure if it made a difference but she thought Viv should know about it.

  Viola hugged them all and left on her horse with Ferox.

  They were going to mount Jeku. It was not a quick trip. It was a day and a half back to the castle by road. One day if they went through the meadow.

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  Viola wanted to save time, so they went through the meadow. They found the tiny burnt bodies of the pixies that had been caught in the blanket. It was not a pretty sight. Viola thought about burring them but she didn’t want to waste time. So, they pressed on, leaving them there.

  Viola and ferox made it out of the meadow late afternoon. They ate in the town and rested their horses. They decided to stay in an inn. They shared a room with two beds to save money. The beds were two piles of fresh hay and a blanket that had lice.

  “Charming!” Viola sarcastically remarked.

  “Why do you say things you don’t mean?” Ferox asked.

  “It’s called sarcasm and it’s a common thing where I am from.”

  “Why not just say what you mean?” he asked.

  “Well saying this room is not worth the money paid for it and that blanket has lice so the floor is a safer option, doesn’t have the same hurtful ring that sarcasm has.” She answered.

  “The room is unpleasant. Shall we request another one?” He asked.

  They were unable to change their room nor get their money back to stay at a better place. However, Viola sent Ferox to get them a nice room in a nice inn. Then during the night, she went and took her money back.

  Ferox had no idea what she had done, and she planned to keep it that way.