Ariadne exhaled a breath she didn't know she'd been holding. On the one hand, it was a great relief to know that she wasn't the only one being kidnapped. On the other hand, she so hated anyone to suffer any kind of hardship. And she scolded herself immediately for subscribing to the ridiculous saying about misery loving company and all.

She nodded slightly. "I went to bed in my room in Valeria," she said quietly. "It was the middle of winter. The next thing I knew, there wasn't a snow bank in sight and I was surrounded by all these...strangers."

And the horses...