Chapter 59

KASSIE ENJOYED THE RIDE NOW, her arms around Rumal's waist. The pangs of nerves she usually got when the horse galloped didn't happen this time and she laughed, feeling a thrill of excitement at the pace. Rumal laughed with her, urging the horse to run faster before allowing it to drop to an easy walk. The utter ease and confidence with how he rode felt intoxicating. While the horse recovered from the run, Rumal told her about his home life on Delanta. His family raised horses, which explained his obvious skill and until he'd linked with Ofelaan he had trained with his father and Uncle, learning how to break horses.

'Our breed of horse is considered one of the top in the world,' Rumal's rich voice was full of pride.

'Are your sisters training too?' Kassie wondered if women would be allowed to.

'Vecina is, but Breena has decided she wants to be a messenger, so she's training for that instead.'

'How does that work? Being a messenger?' She remembered Melanite talking about it.

'Breen