Beastly Lords Collection by Baily Sydney Jane & Publishing Dragonblade

Author:Baily, Sydney Jane & Publishing, Dragonblade
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Romance, Medieval, Anthology
Publisher: Dragonblade Publishing, Inc.
Published: 2019-05-15T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

As if Maggie had conjured the devil herself, there was Jane. Except instead of looking demonic, Jane’s only devilish trait was her slightly lopsided smile.

“I didn’t expect to find anyone else roaming about,” the young woman said, eyes filled with merriment. “I think I had a bit too much wine and not enough food to soak it up. Mother keeps an eye on what I eat. I thought another slice of sponge would do the trick.” Jane actually giggled. “Do you see? Sponge to soak up the wine in my stomach.”

“Yes,” Maggie said. “I do see.” But the thought of going into the Cambrey kitchen with a tipsy Jane gave her no joy.

“Why don’t we go to the drawing room and ring the bell?” Maggie suggested.

“Oh, no. I don’t want to do anything so rude this late at night, especially as a guest.”

“I believe the kitchen staff would prefer it to us going into their domain at this hour. Don’t you think?”

Jane frowned, swaying slightly where she stood. “No, I don’t.”

“That’s fine,” Maggie said, reaching for her arm. “I’ll think for both of us right now.”

Sighing but going along with Maggie’s guidance, Jane let her lead the way to the drawing room. Turning up the lamps, relieved to find the fire still lit, Maggie held her breath and rang the bell, almost imagining she could hear it jangling back in the kitchen.

In a very few minutes, a maid entered, still tying on her apron.

“Yes, miss,” she said, with a weary curtsey to Maggie, who stood in the middle of the room. Then the girl saw Jane, too, now lolling upon the sofa and added another curtsey.

As Jane began to hum, Maggie exchanged a pained look with the maid.

“My apology for bothering you this late,” she began, and the girl’s eyes widened in shock, most likely at being apologized to. “We were only wondering if we might have two slices of sponge cake, the one served with dinner. With custard poured over if you have it.”

Then she recalled her mother’s remedy for anything that ailed one.

“And a pot of tea, weak, but with plenty of milk. Actually, forget the tea, just two glasses of milk will do.”

Keeping an entirely neutral face, the maid muttered, “Yes, miss.” Bobbing another quick curtsey, she left. Maggie could only imagine the talk in the kitchen.

Jane started to rise. “Shall we go get some cake or at least a few biscuits?”

“Yes, it’s coming,” Maggie told her, breaking off as Jane held her hand to her mouth, a distinctly green tone overtaking her creamy cheeks.

Looking wildly about, Maggie located a crystal bowl filled with apples. Dumping the fruit onto the sideboard, she shoved the bowl toward Jane, who sat back down heavily, and leaned over the crystal. Luckily, her hair was still pinned up and only a few stray tendrils fell forward, which Maggie pushed back as Jane lost the contents of her stomach.

In a few moments, she had finished.

Removing the bowl from the other girl’s lap, Maggie wondered what to do with it.

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