The Unspoken Threat

Lucius POV

The message refused to leave my hand.

The rough white cloth rested across my palm as my horse carried us along the winding forest road. Every few minutes my eyes drifted back to the words burned into the fabric.

You're already too late.

Stop chasing me.

Or I'll harm one of your companions.

The letters seemed darker every time I looked at them.

Ahead of us, the road curved between toweri