He tossed the reins to a stable lad and slid from Laoch’s back just as Robert, Laird of the Sinclair clan, arrived in the courtyard. “Where is Garrick?” Robert said, his voice laced with concern for his younger brother, who was supposed to return with Burke. “All is well, Robert. He went to the Bruce’s camp with the same news that I must share with you.” Robert’s already stormy countenance darkened. Just then, though, Lady Alwin, Robert’s wife, waddled from the keep into the yard behind him. Even in the month or so since he had seen her, she had grown much bigger with the heir to the Sinclair Lairdship. “Burke!” she huffed, a strained smile on her face. “You’ve returned! I’ll have a meal prepared and send a bath to your room.” Robert turned to his pregnant wife and spoke in a low voice, though Burke could hear him. “Alwin, what have I told you about overextending yourself? You should be resting in the solar.” Alwin waved him away as if he were a fly, but her eyes held warmth and merriment for her husband and his concern.
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