Scream

Ewin in a flat voice. "Looks like you won't be able to work for a while, that's bad for you." The woman took one of the bottles from her cloak and handed it to the man. The boatman stared for a moment at the bottle in the Woman's hand by the light of the lantern, then his shoulders hunched and his eyes fell on the others he crossed. A cry was heard, meanwhile. As the boatman grabbed the bottle from the woman, he turned and ran into the mist. The men beside him were following him only half a step behind the river. they disappeared below.

Ewin looked after them for a moment, then said, "We can't stay here any longer, we must hurry," his voice sounding as if nothing out of the ordinary had just happened. Ewin began to walk toward the shore at the head of his black mare. Everyone in the group followed him. Ewin and the Woman stood beside their horses at the border, when the fog had passed, and began to discuss how to continue their way from now on. The others stood somewhat apart from them, their tension palpable even in the moonlit darkness. All eyes were on Ewin and the woman. Tumaris' horse was grumpy. When he did, Uras led Tumaris's horse, running alongside him. Elendiz was grinning at him as Uras turned his head. The gleam in his eyes was evident in the moonlight.

Meanwhile, Ewin said, "We must follow the river now, Mextumsila," calling the woman by name for the first time. The woman said in a satisfied tone, "From here we'll have to climb, Karmas, you've been to the South from Karagol before, but you've never been to the East and you don't know Guva at all. As you know, the communities formed by the remnants of the Ice people had different ways of protecting themselves, Guva has powers beyond my knowledge. There was news from those who went to the East about the ring he formed, and a friend of mine recently told me about a shortcut," Ewin was thoughtful when he finally spoke, "How safe is this road, the black cavalry must not take Yelis, she may be our last hope, Tonka' "Very few of his people are left," he said.

"It's totally true in what they say, it's a dangerous way, but for us there is no other way," he said. After talking amongst themselves for a while, they turned to the group to explain their decision to the group.

"I don't want to complain, Weak," David said, awkwardly timidly, as he approached the woman, "but wouldn't it be better if you protected us a little more?" He said, "Even though we have crossed the river, they may still be after us. The sinking of the boat is a sign of that." Mextumsila said dryly, "That creature is not very intelligent. I made him not follow us," he said. David was still worried. "His dreadful and deadly dangerous and sharp eyes have always worried me." The helpless stared at the river before him, "The river and the fog hid us for a while, but not for long, he thinks we are running down the river, that will slow him and the black cavalry for a while. The mist will hide us for a while but soon he will realize, Snager can search the river in a few hours and the Black horse will know exactly where we are going," Abigial made a gasping sound and nodded. Yelis "I'm sorry I interrupt you but are you a witch? " Yelis glared at them as everyone in the group laughed out loud. "Oh, I hope I didn't offend you," the woman tenderly said.

"Oh, no… I'm just trying to get used to this new identity and you." Yelis paused to gulp audibly. "The boat ... she ... sank... I mean... I don't understand why...there was no reason for her to sink." She paused weakly and there was a deep silence. Ewin spoke.

"If we keep standing here," the Woman interrupted, "Snager won't have to look for the river. If I'm not mistaken, we're after him right now." He rode his horse to the riverbank.

As if the woman's movement had loosened something in his chest, Uras took a deep breath. He heard Tumaris and Elendiz did the same. "I don't think we can get some rest," Abigial said, but she seemed hopeful. Leaning on his horse, Elendiz sighed wearily. It was the first sound Uras had ever heard of him approaching a complaint. Maybe he realized now that it wasn't a big adventure, he thought. Then he remembered, with guilt, that unlike her, he hadn't slept all day. "We need rest," he said. "After all, we rode all night."

The woman said, "Then we'll follow the path my friend told us to, as we spoke to Ewin. Maybe there's a place there." they came to a mound. Ewin stopped. The woman dismounted and knelt down beside the piles of trees, muttering something in an unknown language, and suddenly a light near the ground appeared from under the mound.

"Here you can rest a little by the fire." Ewin said, "Still, we are not prepared for any eventuality. Uras and Tumaris, do not forget to look around."

The woman lit a torch. "Do you also take care of horses? The provisions that Uras prepared included bags of forage and a small amount of oats. Tumaris came to help him. "They'd have a better rest without the saddles, but if we have to leave now, there might not be time to change them."

"You're right," said Perrin, trying to put a bait bag in his mount's mouth. The horse nodded before allowing him to replace the straps. Elendiz had joined them. "They can still run. They didn't even feel tired after what Aguz did to them." He patted the horse's neck, and the horse nodded as if acknowledging his touch. "We have to go slowly with them for the next few hours." Elendiz swallowed audibly, "Things aren't going to get any worse, are they?" The effort smiled at him, wanting to reassure him.