Her former fiancé was dressed in his impressive red uniform with shiny brass buttons. He wore tall black boots, polished to a perfect, brilliant sheen. He looked almost like her father in his younger days, and the recognition of that fact penetrated her convictions most disturbingly. Golden-haired and strikingly handsome, Richard carried himself with an impressive confidence as he walked the vast length of the great hall , his footsteps echoing up into the ceiling timbers, his gray eyes fixed on Duncan the entire time. Fergus, Gawyn, and Angus strolled in behind Bennett and spread out across the back of the room. Amelia’s heart began to pound. She had not known of their presence at the castle today. What was their purpose? Why did Duncan want them here? Richard stopped in front of them and gave the obligatory bow. Duncan, in all his silks and finery, sat on his throne like a great and powerful king, saying nothing.
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