With Father's official permission granted, Grandmaster Eldric, Master Kaelen, and I quickly head down to the palace stables to ready the horses.
Grandmaster Eldric hops effortlessly onto his massive steed, Varkas. Ugh... Varkas is an old, fiercely proud creature, and he absolutely never lets anyone else ride him except for the Grandmaster and Big Brother Lucian.
Meanwhile, Master Kaelen hops onto Ravok, and I quickly scramble up to sit right behind him, wrapping my arms tightly around his armored waist as we gallop out toward the center of the empire where Big Brother is holding the line.
"Once we take over the barrier, Elena," Grandmaster Eldric calls out over the rushing wind as we ride, "take the Crown Prince straight to the Sovereign Guest Mansion to rest. Once he has recovered his strength, he can work with Scion Aerynthar to construct the temporary refrigeration units and begin storing the merchants' goods immediately. We must act quickly."
