On the way back, the carriage wheeled past many sturdy and tall trees. A dense forest separated the rest of civilization from the estate of the Langston family.
Raven and Jane sat quietly in the carriage until the horses neighed loudly and their backs forcefully launched forward all of a sudden. Both were able to hold themselves on the cushions.
'They are starting to attack…' Her ears perked at the noise outside the carriage and Raven narrowed her eyes in thoughts. Within this carriage, she had sensed many gazes from everywhere in the forest. It seemed whoever prepared the ambush spent a lot of money to hire these many assassins.
'Kieran is here, so I should be fine. Jane as well.'
''Ah!''
Unlike the calculated Raven, the painful cry of a knight startled Jane, who was much tempted to know what was going outside the carriage. However, the maid held herself, having a feeling that a battle was going on right now.
