Following Rug who seemed to know every bit and part of the forest, they were able to easily come out of the forest through a different path and not the place Lyle's men were scanning.
After they came out of the forest their journey back to the capital was smooth. Although it took longer for them to reach the capital than when Bashan and Rakavi had been coming.
Barak had told them if they wanted to gallop away then they were very much free to, but he was not going to strain his pregnant wife by causing their horse to gallop. Rather, calmly, the horse trotted and only when Neriah successfully convinced him that she was fine if the horse moved a little faster, did he increase the horses gait.
Who knew Barak would become so doting to his pregnant wife. Again, Neriah wondered how much he would have pampered her had he been by her side these past months.
By the time they reached the palace it was already nightfall the next day.
