The early morning breeze caressed my face. Yawning, I leaned my head on Ramon's shoulder.
"You have made that sound for the one hundredth time." His shoulder shook with his chuckles.
"You don't say." I lifted my head to glare at him. "Maybe because I didn't get much sleep last night."
"You could have told me to halt, and I would have." His innocent gaze irked me.
"As if." I elbowed his sides, returning my head to its position on his shoulder.
We were on our way to the jade temple. This time, some of the king's soldiers had come along on horses, just like the king and myself.
For once, I was glad the pathway to the temple was not through a desert but rather a forest.
And boy, was the scenery a thing to behold.
The flowers on each side of the path added to the beauty of the forest.
