The morning light was barely peeking through the canopy when Rory stirred, shifting under the blankets, soreness clinging to him like a second skin. Every inch of his body ached from yesterday’s brutal march. Without the horses, the journey was ten times harder—every mile stretching unbearably long, every step sending fresh waves of misery through his legs.
Kieran, of course, had handled it like it was nothing, leading them forward with quiet determination. Rory, on the other hand, had whin