“Where are we going?” Tallea asked.
“I don’t know,” Orick said, though Maggie was sure that Gallen had told him the name of the world. But for the moment, that information seemed to be driven from his mind. Orick just stared at the young she-bear.
“To new worlds, and safety, I hope,” Gallen said, and he took Maggie’s hand. They hurried down the broad steps and into the streets.
The new falling snow swirled around them in the darkness, and covered their tracks. Within moments, no one would ever have guessed that they had passed along that road.