Thankfully, it wasn't raining today, which would help their journey for a while before the inevitable showers began, for in Nightbrook, hardly a day went by without the sky leaking rain.
Outside the castle, two royal carriages with golden designs stood parked at the bottom of the steps. Evenly, holding Angel in her arms, stood before one of them, while Rav was already there, positioned by the open door, looking decidedly unexcited and hard faced. He would not be acting as coachman for either carriage, as Rohan had provided men for that task. Instead, Rav was to ride inside with her, like a nobleman accompanying his wife.
