Below the walls of Zhongxing Prefecture in Western Xia, the Mongol encampment stretched for miles. High atop the battlements, a squad of soldiers watched as two of their own were chased by Mongol cavalry.
"Faster! Hurry!" the soldiers on the wall cried out, their hearts tightening as they watched the two riders flee.
In pursuit of the two desperately bolting soldiers were a young man and woman.
Chapter 300