A Queens Spy: The Tudor Mystery Trials by Burnell Sam

Author:Burnell, Sam [Burnell, Sam]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-04-18T22:00:00+00:00

It was just over a week later when Jack started picking his way through the tents and bedrolls of Mary’s variously sleeping and celebrating supporters.

They stretched out in every direction and he had not seen the like of it since the battlefields of Europe. It was well we changed sides, he thought to himself. He would not have liked to fight this mass, even though the majority were badly armed tenants. The sheer weight of them would have forced the Duke into quick submission, and Jack never liked being outnumbered. It was sometime before he spied a face he recognised among the many. Froggy Tate was crouching down at a fire, poking at the dying embers.

“Where is he?” Jack said leading his horse up to Froggy.

“You’re back then.” Froggy nodded at a tent behind him. “I tell you,” Froggy continued, “this is not a bad change of scenery.” He waved around him, the air of celebration led each night to drunken revelry, which was to most men’s tastes.

Jack smiled. “I’ll not be long and I’ll join you.” He ducked inside the tent to find Richard on the bed writing. It was still pleasantly warm inside, the night air and the slight chill of the July evening had not yet snuck beneath the canvas folds. Jack dropped to sit cross-legged on the rugged floor. Jack had decided not to tell his brother where they had left Catherine. Dan had persuaded Jack to keep the information he gave to his brother as minimal as possible, the less to pick fault with, he had reasoned. Jack had agreed wholeheartedly. Jack’s skin was only slightly stained now with the blue-green hue of the bruising Harry’s men had delivered and his back had healed well.

Richard looked up at length. “Well?”

“Done. She’s safe. And us? Have we changed our colours?” Jack asked.

“It does appear so, for tomorrow I meet the Queen,” Richard said smiling.

Jack was impressed. “Better wear your best boots then,” he said smiling, then Jack put the question, the answer to which he dearly wanted to know. “Well, may I ask where Alan is?” He had not seen him and was sure he would not have survived the discovery of the scheme.

“Ah, don’t be too disappointed, Jack, but he’s here, and still believes his intentions remain undiscovered. If he still has contact with cousin Harry, I would like to be the first to know about it. He still believes Tate is one of his devotees,” Richard said carefully.

“That’s if Froggy doesn’t change sides on you,” Jack pointed out. “That shit Alan should be cold by now.”

“I’ve told you why he isn’t yet, and my reasons why I want him to stay that way: hearty, hale and after my blood. Do you understand?” Jack did not reply. “As for Froggy, I have not relied entirely on my natural charm. Silver is the coin of Froggy’s heart and I do not believe that Alan could outdo me,” Richard smiled.

“Well, whenever you have what you want, promise me the opportunity of a personal score I wish to settle.

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