Chapter 45

At noon, they saw the outline of the town, Baidah, ahead of them. Charles urged Zubin to turn the carriage into the woods by the side of the road, and the other two carriages followed. There were four carriages when they escaped from the Sacred City, but only three remained. Sam was the only one in his group that knew how to drive. Since no one else could take over for Sam, he was so tired that he fell asleep on the road. As a result, the carriage lost control and flipped over. Luckily, there were no serious injuries. "Charles, why are we stopping here?" Christian asked, confused. "To let everybody rest a little bit." Charles smiled. "We can rest and find something to eat when we get to the town," Kiara said. No one had brought food, so they were all hungry, having been on the road for almost half a day. However, everyone was too embarra