Rehan didn't like being led, and even less so himself.

The forest stretched endlessly ahead, the shadows shifting beneath the faint moonlight as Kaelor moved without hesitation, his grip still firm on her wrist, not painful but relentless.

"I can walk by myself," she replied, pulling lightly on his embrace.

Kaelor didn't even slow down. "I know," he said.

The calmness in her voice only irritated her more.

Then let's go.

This time, he stopped abruptly.

Rehan almost bumped into him, holding hi