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Chapter 28
The two men mounted their horses and watched as Alice hovered beside them. "Will you fly the entire time?"
Looking to Garrett as he spoke, Alice asked, "How else would I travel?"
"You could ride beside us," he offered.
"So much like Jasper. I see you both getting along well," Alice rolled her eyes and with a wave of her fingers, a squirrel transformed into a grey and brown filly.
"That's one way to go about it," Edward muttered. "Can we depart yet?"
"Yes, it will take us six days at your speed to reach Swan Castle," Alice explained as they began to ride.
"Only six? I would have thought more," Garrett said.
"The court permanently moved from Lakewood Castle after a fire years ago, around when Jasper sent your prince the message to stop looking for Isabella. At the time Queen Renee worried that the move would prompt Phillip to restart his search for her near the southern castle, but he had given up on her by then. Phillip had no desire to spend money on the repairs needed to make the castle useful again. He declared that the lake and woods that gave the former kingdom its name could have the ruins back. It was a final insult to the queen that her kingdom's seat was left to crumble."
"If Isabella desires its repair, I will see that it is done. The people in the north need to know that we still care for their needs, and having court return their for the warm months would be a good start," Edward promised.
"That is good to know, but we should move a little faster, no need to drag this out." Alice spurred her horse forward, both men following her lead.
