Medieval Master Knights by Kathryn Le Veque

Author:Kathryn Le Veque [Veque, Kathryn Le]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Medieval
Published: 2014-09-26T21:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER NINETEEN

"You made mention of Bose de Moray. Deliver your message and be done."

Duncan swallowed hard; nearly two days of a blistering pace had brought him to the halls of Windsor with the most difficult battle yet to come. It had taken another two days to seek audience with the king, pleading to anyone who would listen, demanding to speak to Henry on Bose de Moray's behalf. Scarcely anyone paid him heed, one soldier going so far as to kick him in the arse, until a small steward bearing food for the king's chamber crossed Duncan's path. Immediately, Duncan saw his chance to speak with Henry.

Not a wise choice, to be sure. Knocking the man on the head, he proceeded to steal clothes that were far too small for his large frame and, looking rather foolish in his confiscated clothing, made way to the king's chambers with tray in hand. The household guards, men who had once been under Bose's command, knew immediately that the tall attendant was far too well-bred for servitude and accused him of being an assassin. Looking down the end of a massive broadsword, Duncan began to frantically recite his purpose in coming. And the nearly-screamed mention of Bose's name had been enough to spare him.

As Duncan quickly discovered, the name of de Moray's bore a good deal of weight within the halls of Windsor and in little time he was waiting within a small private chamber, critically watched over by two suspicious knights. One man, tall and blond with piercing blue eyes, seemed particularly interested in his presence but Duncan ignored him nervously, wondering if he would indeed be provided the chance to relay his message to a king's advisor or if he were simply waiting for his own death.

After several hours of an uneasy wait, the blond knight escorted him into a lavish solar populated by a few men quite disinterested in the wide-eyed visitor. Urged on by the knightly escort, Duncan had made his way to the opposite end of the room where two men sat before diamond-paned glass windows. A game of chess sat between them, one man small and red-haired, the other man massive with a great shorn skull. As Duncan stood by with panting nervousness, the smaller man spoke without looking at him.

"You made mention of Bose de Moray. Deliver your message and be done."

Swallowing away his anxiety, Duncan focused on the finely-clad young man. "I have a message for King Henry. His former captain, Sir Bose de Moray, is in a good deal of trouble that requires the king's assistance immediately."

"What sort of trouble?"

The shaved-head man moved a pawn into position as Duncan answered the question. "He is accused of stealing a woman, my lord. He is set to stand trial for the crime of thievery and the necessity of royal intervention is imperative."

The fair-haired man did not look up from his game board, instead, moving a knight to capture his opponent's pawn. Only when the move was successfully accomplished did he look to the tall, red-haired knight in stolen servant's clothing.

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