The priest had posted the banns and Rose sent copies to Brynmor’s nobles. With Longshanks’s blessing of the alliance, Brynmor’s nobles opened their gates to the refugees, which helped reduce the burden but didn’t eliminate it. Although Mortimer kept his promise and passed through Powys peaceably, Gloucester moved through southern Wales and refugees streamed north to escape him. The number of wounded in the great hall had been drastically reduced but not enough that they could host a wedding revel and feast there. Her father had promised aid from Montgomery but Marcus reported they were struggling. Longshanks made great demands on his vassals, requesting men, weapons, and supplies for his own army. Marcus was at wit’s end trying to balance everything. Her father’s powerful temper flared more often. Longshanks and Mortimer had told him he was to stand strong and hold the border. He could not do that with Longshanks bleeding him dry.
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