Highlander's Haunted Past: A Scottish Medieval Historical Romance by Adamina Young

Author:Adamina Young [Young, Adamina]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-06-23T16:00:00+00:00

11

If men could learn how to bottle the gold of a Highland sunset, no one would ever be poor again, Rob thought.

It was one of those perfect Highland evenings, the kind that reminded him why he preferred the hills to a town. The soft light of sunset caught itself in the droplets left on the grass by a passing afternoon rain, covering the hills with scores of soft twinkles. Overhead, the few birds that were yet to fly south were flying in whirls and loops through the open sky, their peaceful songs filling the air as they enjoyed one of the last good days of fall. The temperature was cool, but not unbearable, which was perfect since the party could not risk lighting a fire.

Off in the distance, rising higher than the hills around it, was a monstrously large stone castle. It would just be one large square if it were not for the massive round tower that was rising up along its side as if in objection to the strict order of the rest. From the chimneys rose soft wisps of smoke, slowly swirling up into the air until it couldn’t be distinguished from one of the passing clouds.

From the hills far beyond the castle, Rob tracked the slow-moving sentries circling the outside of the castle walls, which seemed unusually uneven in height. Some parts even looked crumbled with disrepair.

Rob heard a few soft curses and the rustling of grass behind him. Hugh. His brother crawled up the last few feet of the hill, staying as low to the grass as he could before dropping to his stomach beside Rob. The rest of the men, a small party of twenty, were lower on the hill behind them, taking advantage of the slope of the hill to conceal their location from any in the castle who might cast a wayward glance in their direction.

Hugh took a swig from his flask, filling the air with the scent of whiskey.

“So, the Earl of Huntly is up in that tower?”

“‘Tis where his bedchambers are. Since he is such a righteous bastard, I imagine he won’t be off whoring or gambling all night.”

“And ye ken this how again?”

“It came to me in a dream. Christ, Hugh, how do ye think I ken?”

“And ye ken for certain that Kenna was telling ye the truth?”

“She has no reason to lie.”

“Other than the giant reason right in front of us. Strathbogie is the seat of her clan. Do ye really think she wants to see it raided and her clan chief arrested?”

“The lass has shown time and time again that she is more loyal to the Frasers and to the Crown than she is loyal to the Gordons. Even when everyone is set against her, including me, she has remained true. I’ll not be fool enough to doubt her again. How many times must we have this conversation?”

Rob couldn’t doubt her again. The bruise on his shin was still painful. He did not want to know what sort of damage her kick would do if directed elsewhere.

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