Knightfall by Ann Denton

Author:Ann Denton [Denton, Ann]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781733596008
Publisher: Le Rue Publishing
Published: 2019-01-06T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

Declan lay with his head on the floor. His legs were tucked under him and his butt stuck in the air like a toddler. Next to him was a chamber pot. Ryan had already emptied it two times.

We were in Ryan’s old home. A farmhouse, down the road from the town square. Ryan’s parents had given us the master bedroom, insistent we use it to care for Declan. Then they’d gone back to the celebration.

I ran a wet washcloth over Declan’s forehead one last time. But, when he emitted a snore, I gave up the task and stood.

I sighed. “Well, I didn’t quite expect that.” I shook my head at Declan and turned to Ryan. “If you want to go back out with your family, visit with your mother and fathers some more, I’m fine here. I can keep an eye on him.” I gestured at my silly, snoring husband.

Ryan didn’t respond, and I looked up. When I did, I saw a bit of hesitancy in his eyes.

“Um …” he glanced toward the door. Then back to me.

He didn’t want to leave me. But he didn’t want to take me. Sard.

My tongue tripped over itself. “You don’t need to feel obligated to stay with me. This is your town. Your friends. I promise, I didn’t bring us here to make things awkward for you. And you don’t have to lead me around or anything. I’m fine. I’ll just stay here. Perfect excuse, right?” I didn’t know what to do with myself. I put the rag in a basin. I grabbed a blanket out of a chest and unfolded it. I laid it over Declan’s back.

Ryan didn’t speak.

So my mouth continued to ramble. “Poor Dec. I just wanted … he was so hurt this morning. Did you know people at court call him the invader knight? I just wanted him to know—never mind. Please tell your mother thank you for the dress. And your dad or brother or whoever’s clothes Dec has on. We’ll wash and return them. I’m pretty sure ours are ruined.”

“Bloss …”

I rubbed Declan’s back again, feeling nervous and jittery. Why was I feeling nervous? What was wrong with me? I was acting like a school girl. A stupid one. Ryan was going to leave and have fun with his family and friends. And that was fine.

He was going without me. It was what I deserved. Which made me think … I hadn’t told him yet. I suddenly realized why my hands felt clammy and my throat kept constricting.

“Before you go … this morning, Wyle sent a page to me with a message. He let me know that the spell regarding … your release … has been undone. I have the note,” my hands fumbled with my dress. It took me a second. “Oh, right. Not my dress. Here. I’ll get it, so you can see it.” My heart thundered in my chest as I stood back up and ruffled through my ruined dress to find that slip of parchment.

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