“If it will make you feel better, I might take the morning to go for a ride,” Alina ventured. “Not far, I promise. But you’re right. I shouldn’t strain myself too much. I want to impress General Kirigan when he returns. And then maybe he’ll actually let me enter the fight and bring these wars to a halt.” She could hope at least.
Genya’s lips parted and Alina nudged her underneath the table. The last thing she and Nikolai needed was an escort.