Lady Knight. Tamora Pierce

Elbridge, and Owen rode north after breakfast, taking the extra soldiers and several wagons of supplies on to the new fort, Mastiff. Before they left, Wyldon and Kel settled on a schedule of meetings and messages so they would keep up to date with one another.

      Once the district commander, his squire, and the captain had gone, Haven’s residents learned that their officers ate not in headquarters, as the captain had, but in the mess hall: Baird and Merric joined Kel and Neal on that second day. Once everyone was at least half awake, they discussed the day’s schedule, making plans so they didn’t interfere with each other’s duties.