Dragon's Dream by Mary Gillgannon

Author:Mary Gillgannon
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Four babes of his seed, and only one had made it to the world of the living.

Maelgwn's hand trembled slightly as he reached out to stroke Rhiannon's disheveled hair. Dear God, how afraid he had been! When he had found Rhiannon and seen the blood all over the floor, he thought she was dying. For a moment, he had relived the despair of Aurora's death in childbirth. Then reason took over and he ran to find Bleddryn.

Rhiannon stirred at his caress. "Maelgwn," she whispered.

"Hush, Rhian, you must sleep."

Her face in the lamplight was forlorn and wretched-looking. Maelgwn yearned to tell her that he did not care about the babe, that all that mattered was that she was safe. But he worried that bringing up the subject would distress her, and she obviously needed to rest.

He touched her face, feeling the fragile bones beneath her smooth skin. "Sleep now. Bleddryn promised you would feel much better in the morning."

Obediently, she closed her eyes. Maelgwn watched her, repressing a shudder of deep relief. He would have to think of some way to spare Rhiannon this risk in the future. He could not endure standing helplessly by as another wife faced the dangers of childbearing. There were ways, surely, to prevent conception. He had heard of herbs that disrupted a woman's cycle or, if placed in the woman's body, poisoned a man's seed before it could reach her womb. And there was always withdrawal... or abstinence. He grimaced. For him, Rhiannon's body was like water to a thirsty man, bread to a starving one. He could not keep his hands off of her. And yet, they must be more careful in the future.

He glanced down again at his wife's sleeping form. He could no longer deny it. He loved Rhiannon. His fear for her went deeper than the haunting memories of losing Aurora. This scare had taught him how much he needed Rhiannon. She had healed his pain, made him whole. He could not think of life without her.

A half-sob rose in his throat. He had not wanted this; it was terrifying to love a woman so much. But there was nothing he could do now. Nothing but do his best to keep this small, fragile woman safe.

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