It was important for people to speculate about Paul, of course. And he played Sir Paul the Dissolute as a charming man with grandiose gestures, poorly hiding a weak intellect. It would be amusing were it not so serious. They were waiting for the next contact from traitors against the Crown, men s...
Lord Milforth was treating her well. It would be so easy to become used to such luxury. As she dozed, her mind went to Philip as it often did, betraying her. Oh God, she’d kissed him again, let him seduce her better sense away. She remembered being in his bed, amidst sheet...
He’d been observing the inner ward through the window, narrating for John, who felt restless and bored, something he wasn’t used to. By lucky coincidence, the tiltyard was within sight, and they could assess the knights training and count their numbers. When Philip was rea...
Or would her father surprise him by doing the same? It was Michael’s turn to scout the area, and he trusted the knight to alert them to anything suspicious. He was concentrating so much on his thoughts that it took a moment for the conversation behind him to register. Then...
He was already wearing his traveling jerkin and breeches, which were now so filthy as to mask the fine quality of the fabric, so he would blend in well enough with the castle servants. His hat was too elaborate, so he rooted through the saddlebag for the coif he usually wore beneath his helm, and...