Chapter 8 Arrival

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• Two days had passed, and the princess of Arthenia, along with her escorts, had now arrived at Scyta. With their horses now walking and the Scytan messenger leading them, they made their way to the palace, which was now in sight. Ashina remained in her carriage. She shifted her curtain and took a peep outside the window, as she had done now and then since they stepped onto Scytan soil. Her heartbeat pounded and she felt a rush of energy like she was restless. She was nervous. The Scytan commoners lined up on the streets and had their eyes on Ashina's fancy carriage in particular. They didn't look pleased with all. Of course, seeing a group of enemy warriors casually walking through their streets with one of their royals, of course, they could not be pleased. They probably had not attacked yet because of the Scytan messenger who led the way.
• The menacing eyes of one of the commoners fell on Ashina through the tiny space she peeped through. Noticing, her eyes widened and she gasped as she abruptly pulled the curtain. She was breathing heavily. She placed a palm on her chest as if to calm her heart, which was pounding even harder. She definitely was never going to roam around the kingdom, even if she was guarded. Though she still didn't feel good about this, she felt way better than when she departed her home. Decker was with her now. His presence comforted her. While she didn't quite like that, he had dumped his role back at home to tag along with her on this journey, she appreciated his showing up. Her stay was going to be a lot better with Decker around. She wished she had gotten the chance to thank Queen Leah for letting Decker tag along. It showed that her mother cared about her feelings. Decker, officially a warrior now, had no business staying inside the carriage with Ashina. He sat at the front with Commander Rafe, and together they guided the harras of horses. For the past two days, they had shared quality time, so Ashina wasn't quite bothered by his absence at the moment.