Highlander In Time 11 - Highlander Uncovered by Rebecca Preston

Author:Rebecca Preston [Preston, Rebecca]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-10-19T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 16

Brian looked a little confused at her blank staring, tilting his head a little in curiosity as she tried to gather her wits. The strongest thing she felt, to her surprise, was relief — relief that the rather unpleasant breakfast she'd had with Brian had actually been with his brother. She was annoyed a little, too. He'd lied to her, deliberately misled her — she didn't like being tricked like that. Gritting her teeth, she privately resolved to spend a bit more time studying the two of them to make sure she had a failsafe way of telling them apart. She didn't like how stupid she felt right now, as though the wool had been pulled over her eyes… and a look of recognition was dawning on Brian's face as he looked at her.

"Duncan up to his old tricks again, I expect?" he said, shaking his head. "He always did love pretending to trade places with me."

She bit her lip, half considering agreeing on a password with him that would ensure she could always tell that it was Brian she was talking to and not Duncan… but before she could suggest any such thing, the doors of the dining hall slammed open, and Lord Weatherby and Baldric came through. The look on Weatherby's face was unpleasant in the extreme, and even Sir Baldric's jaw was tight as he followed his Lord. It seemed their audience with the Laird hadn't gone very well, and Audra found herself wondering whether it had something to do with the sawdust in the beer and the vinegar in the wine…

"Lord Weatherby!" Brian looked delighted to see the man, and he hastened forward to greet him — but the look Weatherby leveled at him was poisonous.

"I've had quite enough of your so-called jokes for the day, Brian," he said coolly.

Brian stared at him blankly as he swept past him and down the stairs. The Laird and Fiona followed him out, and Audra could see drawn expressions on their faces — it seemed they hadn't had an especially pleasant lunch, either. What on earth had gone wrong? Brian was staring after them, clearly at a loss — but it was too late to go after them. He turned back to Audra, a worried look on his face.

"I suppose they mixed me and Duncan up," he said lightly, and she could see him trying not to look frustrated. "He does have a sense of humor that's… well, an acquired taste."

Audra would have put it somewhat less politely than that, of course, but Brian looked tired and a little defeated by the encounter with Lord Weatherby, and she decided wisely not to kick him while he was down by insulting his brother. Still, she wanted to talk to him about what had happened that morning. Mixing the two of them up was one thing — something she was working on — but if Duncan was going to get into the habit of deliberately misleading her about who he

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