Fate Be Changed by Farrah Rochon

Author:Farrah Rochon [Rochon, Farrah]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Disney Hyperion
Published: 2024-03-06T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO

Merida

The revelations that came out of her visit with Freya had settled in the pit of Merida’s stomach like a giant boulder, heavy and unyielding. She wished Freya were wrong, that the hairs that had sprouted along Merida’s arms and jawline were due to some poisonous shrub, or maybe something she’d eaten. Anything but the result of a horrific spell.

A bear? How could that be? It was too terrifying to comprehend.

Even more harrowing? The idea that it would not matter if she became a bear, because if she could not get her parents to fall in love, she and everyone she loved might very well not exist once the Vikings invaded.

Merida let out a strangled cry.

She had to succeed. There was no other choice.

She nudged Angus’s flank, hastening his stride as they made their way back to MacCameron Castle.

She still had not figured out how to get Elinor to return to the DunBroch camp without drawing suspicion. Maybe she should just drop all pretense and make the case for Fergus as the only acceptable suitor.

The princess would laugh in her face and then banish her from the castle.

Merida’s back went ramrod straight as another thought occurred to her.

The one thing Elinor could not refute was that Fergus’s survival skills were unmatched. If Merida could convince her that Fergus was better suited to teach her how to survive her trip to the Lowlands, she would not have to contrive these schemes to bring them together.

Of course, convincing Fergus to play the role of teacher was another matter entirely. But based on the teasing she had witnessed the previous day, Merida was not so sure he would turn down the opportunity to get underneath the princess’s skin. There was something between them, although she was sure both would deny it.

Merida caught sight of the curtain wall surrounding MacCameron Castle through the trees. The path had become familiar over these past few days. Just then, something caught her attention from the corner of her eye. She immediately recognized the colors of the DunBroch tartan.

At first she thought one of the clansmen had snagged his plaid on a wayward branch, but as she moved in closer, she realized the plaid was attached to a person. Merida slid off Angus as quietly as possible. She removed her slippers and gingerly moved toward the figure. There was only one member of Clan DunBroch of such substantial size.

Had her father really left himself this exposed? He must have learned to be stealthier in his later years, because the man who had taught her how to conceal herself from the enemy would never have left himself so vulnerable.

Merida inched forward, leaned over Fergus’s back, and whispered, “Do you see anything interesting?”

He jumped so high that he nearly hit his head on a low branch hanging above.

“Goodness, lass!” He slapped a meaty palm to his chest. “What are you doing here?”

“That is my question to you,” Merida said. “Why are you creeping about these lands?” She looked around.

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