Lord of War: Black Angel by Kathryn Le Veque

Lord of War: Black Angel by Kathryn Le Veque

Author:Kathryn Le Veque
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Medieval
Published: 2013-07-10T05:00:00+00:00


CHAPTER FIFTEEN

Guildford Castle

Thirteen days after the hasty departure from Erith Castle, the soaring keep of Guildford came into view.

Seated in her carriage playing a card game from a deck of lovely painted cards that Brandt had purchased for her in the larger berg of Warrington about a week prior, Ellowyn heard the shouts of the men as their home was finally within sight. Sticking her head out of the window, she caught sight of the big white keep on the horizon, a pale-looking mountain against the deep blue sky.

Cards still in hand, she looked around the nearest knight. There was always a knight riding near her coach, usually her husband, but today he was at the head of the column. She spied Magnus and waved him over.

“Is that Guildford?” she asked, pointing to the sight in the distance.

De Reyne nodded his helmed head. “Indeed, Lady de Russe,” he said. “We will be there within the hour.”

She shielded her eyes from the sun. “It seems so far away,” she murmured. Then she removed her hand and looked at Magnus. “Do you think that Brennan and Alex have reached their homes yet?”

St. Hèver and Alex de Lara had been sent to their respective father’s holdings almost two weeks before to seek men and material for Brandt’s return to France. Their absences had been felt, mostly by Ellowyn who had become friendly with Brennan. He would talk to her as they rode along keeping her company when Brandt could not. The other knights just seemed to keep a polite distance with her. With the big blond knight missing, she had been rather lonely.

“I am sure they arrived at their destinations several days ago,” Magnus replied. “In fact, I would not be surprised if they were already on their way to Guildford.”

“How many men do you suppose they will be bringing?”

Magnus shrugged. “That is difficult to say,” he replied. “The Duke of Carlisle has an enormous compliment of men, but he is close to the Scots border and does not like to diminish his strength. The same can be said for the Earl of Wrexham on the Welsh Marches.”

She was thoughtful. “Then perhaps my husband will need to solicit men elsewhere.”

“That is a distinct possibility, my lady.”

Ellowyn though on the fact that Brandt might need to spend more time in England before heading back to France and the thought did not displease her. As she pondered that possibility, she began looking around, taking an interest in the landscape for the first time in days.

“It seems as if I have been caged in this coach for years,” she said, shielding her eyes from the sun again. “I have not paid much attention to the lands we have passed through. It seems rather flat around here, does it not?”

Magnus looked around, too. “You come from land that has many mountains and valleys,” he said. “Compared to that, it is indeed rather flat around here. You have never been this far south?”

She shook her head. “I have been to London, of course, but never this far south.



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