Green Rider by Kristen Britain

On her long journey home from school after a fight that will surely lead to her expulsion, Karigan G’ladheon ponders her future as she trudges through the immense forest called Green Cloak. But her thoughts are interrupted by the clattering of hooves as a galloping horse burst from the woods, the rider slumped over his mount’s neck, impaled by two black-shafted arrows. As the young man lies dying on the road, he tells Karigan that he is a Green Rider, one of the legendary messengers of the king and that he bears a “life and death” message for King Zachary. He begs Karigan to carry his message, warning her not to read it, and when she… Read more.