Word had reached them that visitors approached and would likely arrive in the next day or two. Ryan’s patrol had been absent for the past three days and Gilda’s tension was already high.The expression on Lissa’s face as she shared the news of their visitors set off new anxieties for Gilda. She’d ...
Wordless, Mary stood in the middle of the room, staring at the rushes covering the cold stone. He could tell she was tired. Her shoulders sagged and she’d shuffled her feet more than once. “What were ye doing outside the castle walls without an escort?” Eaden’s voice sound...