A quarter of an hour passed.

Then we could see another horse, perhaps half a mile away, coming toward the inn at a canter.

From what I could see in the pale light, the horse carried a double burden.

A sheet of ice seemed to fall on my heart.

What had happened?
Had Dan and the Prince come to blows?
Alas, I could have cried out in anguish at the sight which finally met my gaze.