Allegiance by Markland Anna

Author:Markland, Anna
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-09-13T16:00:00+00:00

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When Baudoin tumbled over the edge of the gorge, his last thought was that he would never see Carys again. As his wits slowly returned, he opened his eyes and discovered he was lying before a hearth, bound to a crude pallet of some sort.

“Carys?” he whispered, sure no one but his magically mystical wife could have saved him from death. But why was he bound?

“I am Glain, my lord,” a warm voice said. “I’m a bonesetter. Your wife awaits you at Ellesmere. You’ve been in a stupor for some time. You hit your head when you fell. We’ve worried about you.”

He turned his head. A young woman was bending over him. “Rhys?” he asked. “What about Rhys?”

“Prince Rhys ap Rhodri broke several bones, but he too lives. He’s asleep on the pallet.”

Baudoin noted the tone of respect for Rhys in her voice and knew he was still in Wales. “Where are we? Who brought us here? Who rescued us?”

She soothed his forehead with a sweet-smelling wet cloth. “Be calm, my lord. Rhun and Rhydderch ap Rhodri rescued you, but you’ll learn the tale later. You must rest, so I can send you back home to your anxious wives.”

The tension left him, but he ached in every part of his body. However, he was alive and seemed none the worse for wear, except for an excruciating headache. What a fool—to fall into a gorge, and drag with him his brother-by-marriage who now lay broken on the pallet beside him, somewhere in Wales. And they had been rescued by the two hotheads.

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