A Knight of Honour by Anne Herries

Author:Anne Herries
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Medieval
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

‘How long have I lain here unconscious?’ Stefan asked as he gazed up into the face of the man who tended him. ‘Elona! We have lost too much time.’

‘Nay, my lord, there is no sense in pushing yourself before you are rested,’ the soldier told him. “Tis hut a few hours since your horse threw you and went lame. I sent a man on ahead and he saw the lady being taken into the castle. He has returned to tell us the lie of the land and gone back to keep a watch.’

Stefan sat up. His head was spinning and it ached like hell, but at least no bones were broken.

‘We must go on,’ he said. ‘I dare not leave her there at that rogue’s mercy an hour longer than need be.’

‘We have received word that your father and his men will be with us by the morning. Would it not be better to wait, my lord? The greater the show of force we have, the more likely that Danewold will surrender.’

Stefan saw the sense of the man’s argument. Besides, it was already dark, and if the Baron’s intent was to despoil Elona and thus force her into giving consent for the wedding, it might already be too late.

Something inside him cried out a protest. He wanted to cover the short distance between them, scale the walls and kill the Baron with his bare hands, but he knew that it would avail him nothing. The fall from his horse had delayed them too long.

Elona was Danewold’s prisoner now and only God could help her at this moment. He rose to his feet, needing the assistance of the soldier’s hand for one second until the dizziness had passed, then he walked away. He would keep a vigil and he would pray that no evil would befall her, though his mind was sorely troubled.

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