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“There!” Eliza pointed to the dense thicket of trees on the side of the road further down the road

Edward studied the ser He should have stopped long enough to pick up one of the surplus swords and cursed his stupidity He had been so worried about getting her away frootten the basics De-ar briskly at her, withinin that direction

“Keep quiet” Edward ordered as they picked their way through the dense foliage to stand as far back froht Leading the sroup as far into the trees as he could, Edward dismounted and motioned for Eliza to follow him

“Hold on to these”

Eliza quenched in fear as she stared up at the big round eyes of their horses glaring haughtily at her through the darkness, and silently prayed they wouldn’t take it into their heads to run off She turned to Edward only to find he had co around she couldn’t see or hear anything, and wondered how such a big man moved so silently

She sent a silent prayer heavenward and watched as the three riders h the middle of the thick, yet s the trees on either side of the road, clearly searching for her and Edward

Eliza knew for certain they could see her, and any h the woods towards her Tension coiled low in her belly and she rested her head against Guinness’s huge head and waited

Theby indeterminably as the ridersand eventually disappeared froht

Seconds later, her low squeak of surprise was silenced by the large hand that cla her screae wave of relief, her knees threatening to buckle beneath as she realised it was Edward

He silently pressed a finger to his lips andease he hefted her into the saddle, swinging up on his new horse moments later As silently as possible they h the trees towards the road

“We can’t go back there” Eliza whispered nodding towards the road they had just come down

“We aren’t, we are going to cut across country and find a milestone so we can find out where the hell we are Then ill find ourselves a tavern so we can get some food, and rest – in that order - and then you can tellyou know”

“I have” She whispered defensively, not reassured by the lack of movement behi

nd them

“No you haven’t” Edward declared dismissively “Unless I am mistaken, those lanced across at her and knew he had hit a nerve when she shifted guiltily and pretended to study the horizon He knew that if it was daylight her beautiful cheeks would probably be stained with a guilty blush