"Lady Erica!"
At her subordinate's shout, Erica set down the documents. Since arriving here, good news had been a rare commodity when delivered with such urgency...
"We've found Countess Mary and her son, Chel!"
"What?"
But this time was different. This was unexpected, welcome news! Erica's eyes glittered with sudden elation.
"Where?"
"At the north gate. They shoved past the guards and two horses broke through. There were four of them in total, and they split into two groups as soon as they cleared the gate."
"Four of them? Are you sure it was Mary and Chel?"
"They were hooded, so it was hard to be certain, but we saw a flash of red hair on the boy, definitely not yet a man. The woman was middle-aged, fitting Countess Mary's description. The riders were likely the surviving knights."