Kingdom of Dragons by Anna St George

Author:Anna St George [George, Anna St]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-06-06T22:00:00+00:00

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Chapter Nineteen

Things are not always as they seem

“Things are not always as they seem,” said Brother Antoni one morning in the chapel. “The good Lord said he would return at a time when we least expect it. For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark.” And his words, things are not always as they seem stuck in Merry’s mind and it seemed strange as if someone was trying to tell her something but it was like trying to find the missing pieces of a puzzle. Something was going on. Things were not as they seemed. It was far too quiet and there were whispers going on in the halls and she could hear it at night and the guards were passing messages but they would cease talking as soon as she appeared.

It was only a couple of weeks since Gwen had left that Merry came downstairs and found that there were visitors. She peered out the window on the second floor landing and saw an army of men outside on horseback. She recognized the dragon banners and instantly alarm rose up within her. “Why are the Duke’s men here?” she said aloud and she paced down the stairs treading carefully so as to hear everything but the gentlemen hadn’t been introduced yet and she walked into the hall as the captain of the guard was entering to inform her father of the arrival. She walked in slowly and headed to the back of the room and sat down on a bench and picked up a book pretending to read while listening carefully.

Merry knew from the sharp look in the men’s eyes that this was not a casual visit. “Send them in,” said Lord Godwyn and he glanced at Carwyn and Crewe uneasily. Merry watched as Lord Carwyn moved from his position and went out the servant’s entrance very quickly. Where was he off to and why did he leave in such a hurry, she wondered? He was a mysterious character at times and his true identity she still had not figured out and as far as she knew he had the identity of a dead man. She had learned much from the Elfgar about fake identities and he was very well known and he always seemed to be travelling incognito so as not to draw attention to himself. But why would Lord Carwyn not want to draw attention? There was someone he was hiding from.

Lord Godwyn stood to his feet as the men were brought in and Merry noticed her father seemed agitated by their presence. “Lord Ashley Bristol, Sir Henry Payne of Mercia to see you sir.”

Lord Godwyn nodded and the gentlemen stood before him. “Welcome to Berwyck, gentlemen. Please sit down, have something to eat, recline and make yourselves at home,” said Lord Godwyn in unusually friendly tone and Merry grinned for she knew her father was being sarcastic.

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