Chapter 33

Cate and a dozen other Druids rode all through the night, pushing their steeds harder than a soldier might because of their particular relationship with the animals and the animal world. They would cover twice as much distance with less superior horses than any Roman could, and Cate was determined to do so.

The fingers of fear kept curling around Cate's neck, but she refused to feel them or to even acknowledge their existence. Instead, she thought about Jessie's words and what she had said the soldiers would attempt to do to Lachlan and Maeve.