In Time for You by Chris Karlsen

Author:Chris Karlsen
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: time travel romance, medieval romance, knights romance, time travel knights
Publisher: Books to Go Now
Published: 2017-04-04T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

Elysian Fields

Emily tried not to dwell too much on Electra’s absence. Fixating on it didn’t change things. She couldn’t help wondering where she was in her journey or how the Prince was treating her. Would he be the gentleman Simon and Richard claimed? At least with the craziness the rip in time brought, they had each other. Without Electra, she was like Alice down the rabbit hole.

A warm breeze filled the chamber with contrasting smells. The sweet scent from the nearby apple orchards was undercut by the smell of a cart of stable manure sitting unattended in the bailey. Unfortunately for Emily, the driver had parked the cart beneath her chamber window. The sun baking the animal leavings made the odor even worse. She stepped from the window and changed from the soft booties she wore into a sturdier ankle boot with hard sole. Time to take a walk in the fresh air by the river.

The main path down to the Severn was a stone’s throw from the kitchen door and next to the castle’s vegetable garden. As she cut through the garden, Emily pinched off some parsley buds to munch on her way. The dirt path had grown hard packed from all the deliverymen coming from the river. If she wore jeans or anything other than the long, heavy gown, maneuvering down the hill would be easy. The skirt caught on protruding large rocks and the branches of the wild shrubs that bordered the path. When the skirt wasn’t catching, it twisted around her legs nearly tripping her more than once. Out of desperation, she gathered the skirt into the crook of her arm. To hell with propriety. If there were men on the river who saw her, then so be it. It was better than tumbling down to the riverbank. There was one man fishing on the bank when she reached the bottom. Simon.

How casual he looked without the trappings of a knight. So normal. “Simon.”

He turned and waved. She waved back and headed toward him.

Simon, even at dinner, wore crisp tunics or a surcoat over loose hose. Emily assumed he wore his hose looser so it was easier to tie the one leg up rather than let it hang. But, he also always had some piece of armor showing: mail on his arms or feet, or gauntlet gloves draped over his baldric. But not today. Today he had baggy chausses with one leg still tied up, a loose tunic with simple belt, and not one piece of mail or armor.

His eyes lingered on her legs. It was only for a fraction of a moment but long enough for her to notice. “You should cover yourself, Lady Emily. It’s most improper to display your legs thusly,” he told her, frowning.

“Don’t pretend to be in a huff. I’m sure you’ve seen a lady’s legs and ankles before.” She made no effort to lower her skirt just to see what he’d do.

“I am not the subject here.” He pulled his line out of the water.

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