Man and Horse as One

The shouts of merchants who had sensed something was wrong rang out, and soon the carriages began to pick up speed.

The wheels roared, and the horses’ pounding hooves thundered across the grassland.

-Thud-thud-thud-thud!

The violent jolting sent some passengers crouching with their hands over their heads.

The screams of terrified passengers filled the cargo compartment.

The grassland rushing past the window now looked like nothing but waves of green, and the unchanging horizon made it seem as though the horses were racing across that sea.

Ivar pulled two straight-bladed military swords from his backpack.

The silver blades emerged above their sleek black hilts, and his nerves settled.

Approaching Lise, he shouted to the passengers.

“Heads down! Move inside!”...