Where Was She?

Marlon's men had moved faster than he had expected. It wasn’t dawn yet, and Deleav was already briefing him on what the scouts had seen. General Torunn, along with one-hundred of Zuff’s finest soldiers, were already a day’s ride away from the red sands desert. They had to move quickly. His first in command had also notified him of the coup that was brewing because of the Princess.

He had known it would cause trouble and a certain unrest among the men. That was the very reason he hadn't wished to share this information with his men.  It had been a wrong move in hindsight, but now it was too late. The task of protecting her and carrying out his initial mission was appearing to backfire on him, and instead was forcing him to have to work double time to ensure everyone’s safety. 

“Marlon, you have to get her out of here, now