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As the horses galloped along, Alessandria felt the air whipped past her and her long strong hair whipped wildly in the wind. She wanted it to stop but her hair refused. Continuing to go wild and occasionally cover her face.
Thankfully, these were Fireheart horses, immensely muscular black and brown hors
es bred for war. Despite these horses looking harmless, Alessandria knew these would easily kill a man and it could run much faster than a normal horse. And that is what she needed.
Breathing in the fresh countryside air, Alessandria saw the massive knobby trees with their large spiky leaves turn to blurs as the horses picked up their pace.
They needed to get to the bridge before the Queen. Alessandria's stomach began to flip at the thought of the Queen dying in the explosion of the bridge.
She was not going to let that happen, not to her Queen.
Shaking the reins of the horse, Alessandria willed it to go faster but they were already travelling so fast Alessandria couldn't see Nemesio and Hellen properly. They were mere blurry shapes next to her.
With the wind continuing to whip past her creating an immense howl in her ears, Alessandria raised her head and smiled as she roughly saw the bridge. Thankfully, as she was travelling towards it, she could see it.
In all of its stone might as the grey arched Bridge looked as if it had grown out of the ground and stretched to the other side.
Alessandria searched for the Queen on their side of the bridge. She found them.
About twenty metres from the bridge, there was a large black and red carriage rolling along with twenty armoured guards on horseback riding next to her.
Delight filled Alessandria for finding her Queen before it was too late, but the Queen was still heading towards the bridge.
They kept riding.
Pointlessly, Alessandria started to wave her hands about. Hoping that a guard would see her. She even laughed at herself after a few moments.
The horses started to slow down.
They were growing tired.
Alessandria’s eyes widened as the horses continued to slow. This wasn’t happening. Alessandria was not going to let her Queen die.
She pulled the reins hard.
The horse stopped.
Alessandria jumped off and started running. Cutting across the thick green grassland to reach her Queen.
She screamed.
She shouted.
She waved her arms in a crazy pattern.
Nemesio and Hellen kept riding, but their horses were slowing.
Then it hit her.
Alessandria pulled out a small one-shot pistol her father had given her.
She ran.
Aiming up the Queen’s carriage.
The Queen was almost at the bridge.
Alessandria aimed and fired.
