Lynn Kurland, Deborah Simmons, Patricia Potter, Glynnis Campbell - Knight's Vow by A Knight's Vow

Author:A Knight's Vow
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Jove Books

The rest of the day passed by slowly. Lynet spent most of the day at the window, looking down at the bailey below, envying the freedom of the men riding in and out. Would she ever have the freedom again to ride free, to wander in the woods, to sing?

She fought waves of quiet despair. The only comfort was knowing—hoping—that Robin would be freed. He, at least, could still have life.

She would not cry. She had memories now. Memories she had not had before.

She did not move as the sun sank below the horizon and shadows turned the green hills dark. A few stars appeared, but most were hidden by clouds skittering across the sky. She prayed for rain. Rain would justify a full cloak. Rain would also erase the tracks of a fleeing rider.

How long now? Willa was going to wait until late in the evening, when the guards would already be sleepy.

They had talked about trying to drug the wine, but neither had any access to a potion that would be safe enough. The wine itself would have to accomplish their aim. Would John take it?

Probably. Her father had never been a feared master. He seldom disciplined his people, a failure for which her mother often took him to task. But he hated personal conflict. He usually just turned away from it and pretended nothing happened. That he had not done so this time showed how very angry�and disappointed—he was.

She knotted her fingers together. Another hour. Dear Mother in heaven… How could she bear it when every minute seemed a day?

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