"Tell my father I will be taking the young man who saved me to the academy to repay him for saving my life," Helen said, handing the armored knight a sealed letter.
"What if he demands your return, to see your condition?" the knight asked, his weathered face creasing with concern.
"Just hand him the letter. Everything he needs to know is in there. Now go." She dismissed him with an imperious wave, though her eyes flickered toward the young man stood silently beside her, his dark head hung low in apparent humility.
