Dark Knight by Kathryn Le Veque

Author:Kathryn Le Veque [Veque, Kathryn le]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Amazon: B00BNV7IY6
Publisher: Dragonblade Publishing
Published: 2013-03-02T06:00:00+00:00

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It was to be Remington's last day at Mt. Holyoak before traveling to London. Gaston had told the priest they would leave in two days to allow him time to make preparations for his trainees, and further to allow Remington to take care of any final details.

Oleg followed her through the castle, listening to her rattle off instructions. She most likely would not be returned by September, when the sheep would be shorn, and she made sure that Oleg understood to proceed without her. Grain stores needed replenishing and the fact that the providence had had a good season promised to fill the stores to capacity. No one would go hungry in Boroughbridge, or the neighboring towns of Helperby and Brafferton. With winter on the approach, food was of a primary concern.

She and Gaston had exchanged heated words this morning. Unsure of how long they would be in London, Remington wanted him to convince Antonius and Nicolas to marry her sisters before she left. To think of her sisters unwed and pregnant left her feeling hollow with pity, and she felt it Gaston's duty, as their liege, to convince the knights to do the right thing. Gaston replied, patiently, that he could not force his men into matrimony before they were ready.

Angrily, Remington had turned her back on him and left to go about her duties. Even as she went over the kitchen stock with Oleg, she was still angry with him. Aye, she knew she was being somewhat unreasonable, but she couldn't fathom the knight's reluctance to do the right thing. But the most maddening thing was when Gaston had told her frankly the whole situation between her sisters and their prospective husbands was none of her business.

None of her business! The words still riled her, even as Oleg went over the inventory of stored vegetables. Remington ordered a vegetable soup for the nooning meal from his tally and left him to sort out the rest of the kitchen supplies. Eudora was packing for her and she wanted to check up on the woman.

She passed into the grand hall and came face to face with Dane and another young page, laden down with stock for the kitchens. Her first reaction was to hug him, and she could see the light in his eyes as well, but just as quickly she averted her gaze and walked past him. Dane, with a sad face, passed into the kitchens behind the other boy.

Her anger at Gaston and her sadness for her son brought tears to her eyes as she made her way down the corridor. She was leaving on the morrow and not even allowed to say good-bye to her son. Her sisters were pregnant and unwed, and she was faced with an uncertain future. When did her life become so miserable?

As soon as she reached the narrow stairs, Gaston and Antonius entered the castle and nearly ran her over. She looked up to snap at them, but then noticed that they were in full battle armor.

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