A Fire Within (These Highland Hills, Book 3) by Kathleen Morgan

Author:Kathleen Morgan
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2008-07-15T02:23:00+00:00

For a time, the two combatants seemed equally matched, each succeeding in throwing the other without either successfully managing the final, definitive pin. The quicker of the two wrestlers, however, was also apparently the more fit. After several more minutes, he caught his companion in a fatigue-induced error. He seized his opportunity, twising about to slam his opponent's shoulder to the floor.

"I've always wondered if it weren't Athe," Dar muttered, turning back to the hermit as the fireside gathering broke up, and men ambled off to seek some corner to sleep in or hunkered down to talk in small groups. Even the mention of his brother's possible involvement in Nara's death caused a sharp pain to slice through him, but the wrestling match had stirred old memories of their own, nearly lifelong rivalry. "He was so enraged when he heard that Nara wanted to break their betrothal and wed me instead. And then, when atop that he learned I'd gotten Nara with child. . ."

At the memory, Dar shuddered. If it hadn't been for their uncle's timely intervention, Athe's unexpected attack would've succeeded in severing Dar's head from his shoulders. Feandan MacNaghten had thought it best to send Dar riding that very day for his own tower house, twenty miles away.

"Well, ye won't be getting any confession from that lad, if he did do it." Goraidh paused and glanced around. "Speaking of Athe, I wonder where he has gone? I don't know about ye, but until we're well and far from Dundarave, I won't feel good not keeping him in my sight."

Dar looked around the Great Hall. Save for the men who had left to relieve the guards on the parapets, the numbers in the room hadn't changed. And, considering the foul turn the weather had taken, he couldn't blame any who chose to remain in the vicinity of the fire.

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