.The Lady of the Sorrows by Cecilia Dart-Thornton

Author:Cecilia Dart-Thornton [Dart-Thornton, Cecilia]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Fantasy, Fantasy fiction, Fiction, General
ISBN: 9780330489560
Publisher: Tor
Published: 2003-08-01T04:00:00+00:00

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"Welcome back to Court, Rohain," said Thomas Rhymer. His voice was solemn, but his eyes twinkled. "We have been the worse without you. Dianella is currently indisposed, but, fed on scandal, the Set thrives more hardily than ever. Were I not incapable of even the slightest exaggeration I would swear they add a new word to the dratted courtingle each instant."

"Hail, Sir Thomas," Rohain replied awkwardly.

"Tut. There's no need to be diffident with me, my dear. Of course I guessed as soon as I met you that you had not come from the bleak shores of Sorrow Isles. So did Roxburgh. It mattered little to us—methinks a gentle damsel like you posed no threat to Imperial security! At first your beauty was an intrigue to us both, besides which your manner provided a contrast to the monotonous ways of Court life and the petty obsessions of the so-called Set. It was no time before we found we liked you better, the better we knew you. That you once served in a House of Stormriders does not demean you in our eyes—there is no shame in honest work. Never fear, your secret remains safe. No one else knows."

"Forgive me, sir, for that deception."

"Consider it forgiven. Yet your path, and that of His Majesty, might have proved smoother had you entrusted us with a few meager scraps of knowledge."

"In truth, sir. And I am anguished to think of how much trouble might have been avoided, had I spoken out." Blood was shed at Isse because of my presence there.

"Fiddlesticks!" said the Bard, guessing her thoughts. "That was not your doing. It was the work of Huon the Hunter! Come now," he added jovially, "do not be anguished! Is it not consolation that your Dainnan of the wilderness has found you, whom he sought, and you have found him?" He shook his head regretfully. "Had I known," he said, "had I but known to whom your heart belonged . . ."

"You might have helped me straightway, if I had mentioned the name of Thorn!"

"Indeed, my dear. Howbeit, all that is in the past now. It is time for rejoicing. Come, let me lead you to the Blue Drawing Room. The ladies Rosamonde and Maiwenna would fain keep company with you there, and Alys, with the children of Roxburgh."

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