Part 10 · Chapter 10
The Road to Lorn
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The journey north grows perilous as horses fail and internal tensions mount. When the fugitives emerge onto a well-maintained road, they discover it belongs to the Covenant, a patrolled route offering no escape. As torches ignite on both sides, danger shifts from pursuit to confrontation.
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- Roads that turn out to be reach, not refuge
- Ambush, torchlight, and the moment escape becomes confrontation
- The Covenant's grip closing for the first time
Wilderness was survival. This road was the Covenant's reach.
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