Here Be Dragons by Sharon Kay Penman

Author:Sharon Kay Penman [Penman, Sharon Kay]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: General, Fiction, Historical, (¯`'•.¸//(*_*)\\¸.•'´¯), Historical Fiction, Kings and Rulers, Wales - History - 1063-1284, Biographical Fiction, Llewelyn Ap Iorwerth, Great Britain - History - Plantagenets; 1154-1399, Plantagenet; House Of
ISBN: 9780312382452
Google: UdBPkHUIiiMC
Amazon: 0312382456
Publisher: Macmillan
Published: 1985-01-02T08:00:00+00:00

348 I! T 349 John's eyes widened. "What mean you by that? You'd never hu^ Joanna!" "No, I would not. I care very deeply for her. And I'm willing t0 concede that you care, too." "Of course I care!" John snapped. "What of it?" "You know now that Joanna loves me. But she loves you, too, and however angry you are with her, I do not think you want to lose that love. Am I wrong?" John was frowning again. "Go on," he said curtly. "Get to the point." "As I said, Joanna still loves you. But there are things she does not know, that I've kept from her. Mayhap they'd make no difference to her if she knew. Mayhap they'd make all the difference in the world. Do you want to risk it?" "You expect me to believe you'd do that to Joanna, use her as a weapon against me?" Llewelyn gave a harsh, bitter laugh. "You expect me to believe you would not?" John bit back a hot retort. "What do you want?" he said at last. "I want you to remember that your quarrel is with me, not with my son." "He is a hostage, not a scapegoat. You have nothing to fear for him as long as you keep faith." John paused. "In a very real sense, his fate is in your hands, not mine." THE Chapter House was lit by a single, smoking rushlight, cluttered with overturned benches and the debris of soldiers who'd been using it as a barracks. It was a somber setting for what Llewelyn had to say, but it did offer privacy. When he'd exited the frater hall, he'd found Joanna and Gruffydd waiting in the cloisters. They'd followed him obediently into the Chapter House, showed themselves to be sensitive to his mood by asking no questions. They watched as he wandered about the chamber, kicking aside empty wine flasks, until Gruffydd could stand the suspense no longer. "Are you not going to tell us what happened, Papa? What does he want?" "All of Gwynedd west of the Conwy, twenty thousand cattle, and thirty hostages." Llewelyn had half hoped his son might guess t e truth, but Gruffydd's face showed only outrage. Whirling about, glared accusingly at Joanna. "I tried to tell you, Papa, that she was not to be trusted!" "Do not talk foolishness, Gruffydd. If not for Joanna, there'd hav been no terms at all." Llewelyn glanced over at his wife. "I owe her a ^eat deal. We all do." He knew no easy way to tell the boy, and the longer he delayed, the harder it would get. "John demands that you be one of the hostages, Gruffydd/> Gruffydd gasped, stared at him, eyes dark with disbelief. "And . . . and you agreed?" "I had no choice, lad." "No ..." Gruffydd backed away. "She got you to do this! So her son will be your only heir, so he'll" "That's not true! I did not know my

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