"We shall see, Hodfred." Evaline replied simply. Raising an Alfort was tough stuff. Even she almost gave up with Kiyan, thinking she had chosen incorrectly, but there they stood.
When Hodfred asked her to forget what she heard earlier, Evaline rolled her eyes. Hodfred was trying to mask his other emotions with an infuriating smile. "No weapons today. We go in quiet and if we are lucky, we go out the same way. Follow me into the forest, Kiyan will watch our backs." She beckoned Rin and Hodfred to follow her as she walked the path outside the village.