Chapter 82

After King Valendy moved away from the group, King Moreh joined, too. And then King Lucien.

King Lucien saw the landmine too late. His horse stepped into it and screamed in pain, suddenly uncontrollable. He raised his front hooves high from the ground and lowered them. He raised them higher again; the horse needed to throw the weight from his back.

King Lucien tried to control the beast, but the horse stepped into another trap in its agitation, and that was when he threw King Lucien from his back.

“Protect the king!” Chad shouted far behind them, already racing his horse closer to them.

But it was too late.

The horse threw him, and the king fell.

“Nooo!” Danika screamed as she saw it happen.

The king’s enormous body caught the arrow from the landmine his horse stepped on the second time.

An arrow shot him. And he had a nasty fall.

Chad jumped down from his horse and raced to the king with a speed that would have surprised Danika