A Cold Wynter's Knight (De Reyne Domination Book 3) by Kathryn Le Veque

Author:Kathryn Le Veque [Le Veque, Kathryn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Medieval, romance
Publisher: Kathryn Le Veque Novels, Inc.
Published: 2021-12-27T18:30:00+00:00

CHAPTER ELEVEN

It was a cold, gray morning.

Wynter had been forced to share a bedchamber with Spring and sleep in the large, canopied bed with her, but sleeping with Spring was always an adventure because she kicked and flailed her arms around all night. Wynter had spent the night defending herself against an offensive in her very own bed until she finally got tired of it, gave sleeping Spring a shove, and pushed the woman right onto the floor. Then she lay there, pretending she was asleep as Spring ended up believing she must have rolled out of bed. She climbed back in, promptly fell asleep, and the pummeling began again in earnest.

Therefore, Wynter had just a few hours of sleep at most. She was grumpy and exhausted, now watching the escort form with no hint of Gage in sight. Brian, however, had come out to see them off and as she stood there, wrapped up in a blue cloak against the damp mist, he came over to her and smiled politely.

“I am sorry you must leave so soon after having only just arrived,” he said. “I fear my castle will soon be a bastion at war, so I hope you understand that it is safer if you go home.”

Wynter nodded. “I understand,” she said. “What will happen now? After we leave, I mean. Will you go to war today?”

Brian shook his head. “Nay,” he said. “Today is a day of planning and reconnaissance, but we will be moving out in the next couple of days. My army is ready and I’m sure de Soto’s army is already prepared to move out.”

“Will you fight?”

“I will.”

Up until that moment, Wynter had mostly felt indifference to him and the conversation. But realizing the man was going to battle in a war he had no control over, she felt as if she needed to say something encouraging. The man was going to fight, after all, risking his life for his home. She would have been heartless not to have acknowledged that.

“Then I wish you well,” she said. “I hope everything turns out as it should. It is unfortunate that it had to come to this.”

Brian nodded. He had been looking at her, then distracted by some of the men shouting to one another, before returning his focus to her.

“I was wondering if I might ask a favor of you, my lady,” he said quietly.

“What is that?”

He scratched his cheek, rather nervously, before replying. “I was wondering if you would give me a token to carry into battle,” he said. “Knights often carry tokens from a lady they favor. It brings them luck and courage. I would be greatly honored if you would give me a token to take with me.”

Wynter stared at him. It had been a request she hadn’t been expecting, so she didn’t have an instant answer for him. She began to stammer.

“I… I do not have anything to give you,” she said. “I am not wearing anything I can part with.”

“A glove?” he said, noticing she had lambskin gloves on her hands.

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