Haiden:
We sat on a large fallen tree trunk, our legs hanging down. Where her legs were in the air, while mine stretched out because I was tall. I placed my hands on the trunk beside my body and stared into the distance.
"Let's just say I think pregnant women aren't treated well under our ruling," I said, trying to be vague.
"Anyway, you need to rest, because in the next few days, I'm pretty sure someone will slay the monster. And if not, we'll still board the train. I'm taking you back there because I'm not going to let you come back here again. They should have thought this through. They can't force a pregnant woman onto a train to fight monsters. We're not criminals being punished. We are their people. We are their crusaders," I hissed, pointing into the distance.
She gave me a reassuring look before getting up and heading into her nest. She joked that she felt like a bird sitting on her eggs.
