He knew she hadn't been listening, but for just one tiny bit of time, he'd felt relief. Why did he even think she would comply? She was going to make this as hard as possible for them both. He looked at Magnus and nodded. Though he'd been with his brother for only two weeks out of each year as they grew to be men, they thought much alike. With a simple nod of the head or question in their eyes, they did not need words. They left Elyne with Mother Cecelia at the women's quarters. As they walked from there into the chapel for Vespers, he and Magnus stood to one side as everyone filed past them. Once the mass began, they quietly slipped back out the door. Things were just as tense throughout the following day. When they escorted Elyne to the women's dormitory for her last night there, both men were uneasy. As they had done the night afore, Graemme dozed hidden in the shadows inside the stable where he could watch the front door while Magnus did the same at the back. Well past midnight, Graemme jumped up and hid behind a post.
