Highland Savage by Hannah Howell

Author:Hannah Howell [Howell, Hannah]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Fiction, Romance, General, Historical, Scotland, Highlands (Scotland)
ISBN: 9780759288102
Publisher: e-reads.com
Published: 2007-01-02T07:00:00+00:00

“Katerina is finding it hard right now,” said William after she, Annie, and Thomas had left with the last buckets of water and he knew she would not return for a while. “It does seem as if Agnes has won right now.”

“There has to be some proof of some crime,” said Lucas. “No one can hide every sin they commit. Aye, and ones like Ranald and Agnes make a lot of enemies. They may kill some, but they cannae kill them all, nor can they always keep them too terrified to talk.”

“We have been at this for a year,” said Patrick. “We should have found something by now.”

“When ye werenae raiding or trying to save someone, ye were hiding until the need to ride out came round again. ’Tis impossible to gather the sort of information ye need under those circumstances.”

“Aye, true enough, yet none of us can go out openly and start seeking the information needed. Ones like myself may nay be as recognizable as ye or Robbie or William, but we have been hiding here for so long, we would appear to be strangers and that would rouse a dangerous interest.”

“We do seem to be backed into a corner,” said William.

“We will get out of it,” said Lucas. “We still have the ability to spy on them. Aye, that can be a long, tedious way to defeat an enemy, but it works.”

“Then we will make sure there is always someone listening.”

“Dinnae ye have anyone in the keep already?” asked Robbie. “Katerina was weel liked and I am sure people would help.”

“Oh, we have people inside,” replied William, “and ’tis our good fortune that they havenae suffered because Katerina is alive. But they cannae be everywhere and they would rouse suspicion if they were seen outside certain rooms too often. We can listen anywhere the passage lets us go.”

“Including Agnes’s solar and her bedchamber,” said Lucas. “Two places where she feels she can speak freely and has done so already. So, we shall set this out as if ’tis the watch at the gate or on the battlements, each taking a turn.”

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