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"At least let me go horseback riding, I'm feeling sick ..." Alexa put her face out of the carriage window, and this time she wasn't lying. 

The movement of the carriage, for miles on end, made her stomach sick.

Surrounded by protection and in the midst of the lines of the army that would join the army in the east, only two days had passed since Klaus pulled her out of Alexander's garden with a threatening look at his brother.

"No. The doctor said it's not good for you to ride a horse," Klaus was relentless, riding his horse beside the carriage.

The defense of the border could no longer wait, when General Egon had been wounded in the last battle, when he reconquered a fortress. 

Klaus had to go. His presence wasn't only the necessary leadership, but it was also the affirmation of his legitimate power for the other kingdoms.

And contrary to what common sense commanded, he didn't leave Alexa behind.