Willow Baker POV"Follow me," the man said, drawing my attention away from the guards. "There's place nearby that the guards use to rest."As I reluctantly followed him, I asked, "Why are we not going to town?""I'm afraid that the closest town is about thirty miles away," he said.'That's not bad compared to the other town, but it's still pretty far.'I was surprised that he didn't insist we keep going and make me exhaust myself. It would be the perfect excuse to tire me further, so I would have no way to resist him at the end of the trip.Of course, I didn't push him on why he wanted to stay here instead of going to the town, so as not to give him any ideas. It was best to keep going along with whatever he said, as it was already too late to turn back.His words were proven right, as it didn't take long for us to reach an outpost. There were several other guards who looked up at our approach, but they also had the same reaction as the previous guards.'Did one of them just roll thei
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