Chapter 41: 040 ※ Horses, Bows, and Arrows [IV]

IT TOOK ABOUT HALF AN HOUR FOR MY DAD TO show up, and when he did, he seemed strangely off. I was already on top of Moondust, so he mounted on Fireheart - his Astryn caramel horse - and took the lead. Not even bothering with anyone else but me.

Something must have happened for him to be like this.

But I only voiced my thoughts when we were far away from the manor for anyone to hear our voices. Close to the Greenhall Woods. He seemed lost in his thoughts, so I rode Moondust in front of him and stopped her, making him also stop abruptly. "Tasha? What was that for?"

"Come on, Dad, what happened? Why are you acting strangely like this? You didn't even say a word on our way," he seemed bothered like I thought he was.

His shoulders came down, not showing any resistance to answering my questions. "I didn't want to bother any of you with what happened."