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Chapter 173 The Sacred Altar

**Ethan’s POV

I wasn’t sure if this was just a ploy that she and Georgia had to get me to let her free, or if she genuinely wanted to visit her mother and then come with me. However, the pleading look in her eyes, especially when she mentioned going to get our baby, had me thinking seriously about it.

The question was whether I could keep her with me if I visited her homeland. Her people desperately wanted her to stay there, and I couldn’t blame them.

She was their queen, after all, and she was powerful. I’d seen her power with my own eyes and felt it when she healed the cut on my chest with her blood.

How could I just hand her over, though? What if it meant that we would never be together again? That I’d never see her, or my son, again?

Yet, when Rosalie asked me to please let her go, I found myself saying, “Fine. We can go to your mother’s grave. But we cannot stay, long, and we will not be going anywhere near the palace.”

I didn’t want her people to have the opportunity to lock me up, or worse, to take her away from me.

Rosalie’s eyes widened, and then she grabbed my arm and asked in disbelief. “Really?!”

Then she seemed to be a bit embarrassed, and she pulled back her hand. “Thank you, Ethan! I can’t tell you how much it means to me that you’re going to take me there.”

I felt my rogue heart melt a bit at her words and her touch. I waited for her to lean back, and I said, “You’re welcome, Rosalie.” I didn’ t press her for more affection, though. I knew that she didn’t want anything physically from me at the moment. She was just happy to be going to see our son-as was l.

“Prepare to leave first thing in the morning,” I told her. “I’ll have Georgia send word to that Gordon or Jordon guy exactly what it is / will agree to.”

“Commander Landon,” she corrected. I nodded at her and went out of the tent to see about preparing the rest of the camp for my departure.

“Ethan!” Georgia burst into my tent soon after I sent her the message. “You agreed?!” She was way too excited.

Unpleased with her reaction, I narrowed my eyes. “I’m second guessing my decision now because of you.”

with her hand, shook

it with her alone, so I gestured for her to follow me, and I gathered together several other people who would need to know my plans, including Talon, Vicky, Paul, Richard, and some

Rosalie north to visit her mother’s grave.” At my words, Vicky gasped, and I had to wait for her to calm down in order to

than ten warriors from them. Also, make sure to tell them that any attempt to take Rosalie will be seen as an

I want you to be sure that the rogues from the south do not manage to get in and take any of our territory. You can have as many men as necessary at the ready until I get back. Get them into a good defensive position so that if we are attacked, they can hold onto

they said, and I tried not to comment on

I want you to put together a detail of ten to escon us. Leave enough good fighters

my words, but he didn’t speak. It seemed that he wanted to say something,

spent the next few hours making sure that everyone was ready for my departure. Then, I went to my tent and tried to get some

the morning, at first light, Georgia came in with a message. “They agree to your terms,” she told me, holding out the message she’d gotten from her

wouldn’t try to take Rosalie from me. They

you like to

willingly and our son to come back

was, I couldn’t refuse Rosalie, because this was her wish. As long as she

Rosalie leave the solace of our camp, but it was too late now to change my mind. We shifted, carrying changes of clothes in backpacks on our backs, along with some other necessities, like food and clean water. It would take us a couple days to get to the location of our destination if we ran straight through. I wasn’t sure whether or not Rosalie would be able to do that, though, since she wasn’t used to being in

in the early morning sun. She ran along beside me, Talon on her other side, and · together our group headed north. I was excited to see my son, and I continued to remind myself to treat Rosalie’s people nicely. Otherwise, we could have

while, to eat and drink. This was the first time Rosalie ran this long in her

to the side, there was a large cemetery, with several impressive mausoleums. I wondered if her mother might be buried in one of

I thought it would be, however, it also wasn’t small. From the outside,

building with symbols of the Moon Goddess etched into wood decorating the outside. I figured it would be the same on the inside, with lots of symbols for the deity

get inside before Rosalie spotted her baby. Seraphine, the midwife, was holding him. Rosalie took off running for Rowan,

saw her, he stretched out his arms, kicking and blubbering. She took him into her arms and held him close, and he laughed and pulled her hair. It seemed that he hurt her

learn to respect

me, and she was obviously confused by my

was hostility in the air,