Betrothed to the Beast: Reformed Rogues Book 1 by Elina Emerald

Author:Elina Emerald [Emerald, Elina]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-06-14T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

Running a Keep

In the morning when Amelia woke, it surprised her to find Beiste still curled up beside her and he was in no rush to leave her side. They got ready together and breakfasted together in the privacy of their room and Beiste did something he had never done before; he discussed his plans for the day with her so she knew where he was if she needed him. The first order of the day was to show Amelia around the Keep it was high time she took over as Chatelain something remiss off him. She had been there a month already and although she knew many people; it was Beiste’s responsibility to ensure that everyone respected the authority of his wife; it was time the Keep staff took orders from her and no other.

It was the first time Amelia had been given a tour of the entire Keep. The storeroom and water cisterns were in the basement level, the kitchen and stables as she knew were on ground level. The Great Hall she had seen several times and The Chapel, but she had never seen all the private chambers on the floor above. There was also a top floor which Beiste seemed reluctant to go so she let that wait for another day and she knew the whereabouts of the privy’s, the staircases she used daily and found out they could be removed during an attack, but the highlight was when Beiste took her to the Tower. The view was breathtaking and she could see the whole Shire from there.

Beiste also introduced Amelia to Wallace Duncan who monitored the books and household expenditure and Deidre the acting Chatelaine. When notified that Amelia would take over now her face soured slightly, but she agreed.

Wallace Duncan appeared to take issue with Amelia. He seemed nervous and also talked down to her as if she was un-learned. Paying her polite attention if Beiste was around and subtly condescending towards her when her husband was not. Amelia was introduced to serfs, crofters, farmers, tradespeople, skilled labourers, blacksmith, and all the staff who kept the entire elaborate Keep system running.

Amelia also learned how busy her husband was, including Dalziel and Brodie were. The three of them oversaw the security building maintenance and construction, crop rotation for the Keep and farmers, tenants and crofters homes, they also organised trade deals with other clans, dealt with correspondence from King and Courtiers and maintained the high level of training of their men. One day a month Beiste held a court of Petty Sessions where he would try to settle local grievances from any clan members and called special Council meetings with regional representatives.

Having a better understanding of how the entire system worked, Amelia felt more determined to do her part to help her husband lead in the manner they expected him. She was so busy she rarely had time for leisure. But the work excited her, she had purpose. Never one to be idle, she

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