Midnight Surrender

When Hilda informed Anya that Dare was in the garden, Anya hesitated for a brief minute before sprinting to the garden to meet him.

"What if Borgon finds out that I sneaked out of the room? There are guards everywhere," she had said to Hilda.

"Don't worry about the guards. Now go. He may be injured!"

"What?"

"Anya, go!" Hilda urged her out of the room, and she was forced out.

Her heartbeat pounded