Excitement crept into her chest like a warm sunny day and settled deep in her stomach as she stood between the trees and stared at the first row of tents. Morava was so happy that this was going to be Lara's last day in Pegasii. A day had passed after her mother had discussed the plan with her.

There were rumors that Marcus wanted to kill Morava and she was taking a big risk by coming here, but she had Mitzvah and a dozen soldiers with her that her mother had arranged for her safety. Just so that the meeting arranged between her and Marcus wasn't leaked to Biham, she...