Ines knew it too. This was the forest where she and Cedric had often gone on picnics in her previous life. From here, it took more than thirty minutes to walk to the mansion.
Spring had warmed the days, but she was soaked from passing through the channel, and she would be chilled once the sun went down. Ines's gaze fell on Cedric's soiled shoes and his ivory trousers.
Cedric was right.
Not only could she not walk to the ducal residence on this leg, but the longer she took, the more people she would trouble.
"Then… I'm sorry, but…"
Cautiously, Ines leaned against Cedric's back. A moment later, her slender arms settled around his neck. With Ines on his back, Cedric rose to his feet.
She weighed next to nothing, and he clicked his tongue inwardly. How on earth could anyone weigh so little?
"Hold on tight.…
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