Chained Truths

The carriage was deafeningly quiet. All that could be heard were the creaks of the wooden wheels and the sound of the four horses plodding forward. Outside, one of the horses puffed. The carriage's right-hand wheels dug and pulled out of another deep puddle, prompting the driver to snap the reins outside then the continued on its journey.

The sunlight that escaped through the trees' leaves was f