A minute passed with Eloise glaring at the three still on the backs of their horses. The snowfall was getting more intense and still, she said nothing.
So Henry decided he might as well prompt her.
"So about this trouble—"
Eloise interrupted immediately to shut him up and she spoke like she had never stopped talking.
"The whole of Alvareen is on Lockdown. Last I heard, Mercenaries are rallying up within the Gribbo Estate. They're coming for you."
Henry shared a look with Andpt and then went back to looking at Eloise to ask in a somber tone,
"How long do we have?"
"Quarter of an hour maybe. Even less probably. They have fast horses," Eloise answered, and then her voice became angrier and she looked like she might just stomp her foot to the ground,
"I can't believe you'd do this! I thought you might but I really wanted to believe you had more sense…"