Chapter 19

My fever broke, my head felt better, and I regained a good bit of my strength after sipping on the antidote of mugwort and pine needle tea throughout the night.  It was vile tasting, but I cared less and less as its effects took hold.

By the time we broke camp, I was almost myself again and ready for the journey from hell Jason promised us the night before.

Luthias hadn’t shared our plans to meet Gwendoline until it was time to take the detour needed to reach the location she’d be waiting at.  It was then that I realized just how careful Luthias was in all matters with all people.  By waiting until the last minute to share the change in plans, he eliminated the risk of it leaking to the enemy on the off-chance Pierre managed to recruit someone in our party.  Jason seemed unbothered by the secrecy; which led me to believe he’d used the same strategy at some point.  He was, however, openly delighted about the prospect of seeing