Border Wars: Book Nine of Crystals of Memory by P.S. Power

Author:P.S. Power [Power, P.S.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Orange Cat Publishing
Published: 2024-06-17T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter eleven

“Kindra!” Anders let his voice sound cheery as he called to the girl, who had sat, with her entire family, and watched the five people win their chest of riches that night. She smiled at him and walked over, even if her family was going inside for the night.

Juniper had gone first, walking herself, un-led by a tether, to the barn for the night.

The young lady, his own age or nearly so, walked with a purpose, but not seeming as if she were going to be in trouble for anything. Then, she wasn’t, so that was more or less correct. Of interest, Lissa also moved over, seeming odd about the whole scene. As if Anders were planning to entertain their host’s daughter that night. Which wasn’t his plan at all.

Still, Princess Lissa was fighting a frown when Kindra got over to them. Anders on the other hand, let himself seem cheerful.

“Can you be around for a meeting tomorrow? Mid-meal for that. Perhaps a small outing, with the men who have been recommended to you for marriage? You got to see some of them tonight. Walden was one of the ones winning a prize, even. Mage Kip and Captain Gull both did very well at the same time. I imagine they’ll be taking that prize tomorrow. If not then, I can’t imagine it will be long. Both of them were in the high fifties, after all.”

Lissa, on learning of the plan, actually smiled hugely.

“That sounds like a great plan, Kindra. We can have Collin Sona make something up for the meal, perhaps, Prince Anders?”

He nodded, even if it wasn’t his place to volunteer the other man’s work like that.

“I can ask after that? If not, I can do it myself, of course.”

Kindra looked odd for a moment, as if he was offering to burn the fowl and bread himself, personally. As if that wouldn’t be a great honor. Food ruined by a prince had to be worth more than an average person doing the same thing.

Lissa chuckled on seeing her cousin’s baffled face.

“Collin Sona is our dedicated cook. Using magic for it. Don’t tell, but Anders is even better at it than Collin Sona and that man is one of the best in the world using magic for that particular task. We should send Sergeant Spent as well?” She looked at Anders then, questioning.

As if the man might be kept out of the running for such a matter.

“Another excellent choice for a husband. We’ll request he attend you as well, if you desire such, Kindra?”

The girl ducked her head a bit, shyly.

“That sounds nice. I was trying to collect information on them earlier, putting listeners in the walls. They got nothing of note at all about any of those men. All they did was practice magic the whole time. They might be too serious for me, given that.” She grimaced, since the words could be taken as being a bit dour.

Lissa grinned at the slightly taller girl.

“Or, and I know

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