Riftwar Legacy 2 - Krondor the Assassins by Raymond E Feist

Author:Raymond E Feist [Raymond E Feist]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2010-08-05T23:00:00+00:00

James said, "Yes, he s a good sort. "

Lucas nodded, then picked up a rag and started polishing his bar. 'just that ... well, like I told you, Talia s all I ve got left. Want to see she s done right by, if you see what I mean. "

"I see what you mean, " said James, grinning. "If any one will do right by her, William will. "

Lucas glanced up. "Father s a duke, you said? "

James laughed and departed, waving good-bye to Lucas.

William felt flushed and a little giddy, and couldn t quite decide if he was in love or just overtired. He d had numerous conversations with his parents on the subject of men and women and their relationships, as well as hearing plenty of opinions from the academy students at Stardock as he grew up. In many ways he was far more acquainted with the theory of romance than many young men his age, but far less practiced than most.

As Talia chattered on about the current gossip, he tried to keep interested, but his mind wandered. He had known girls all his life, starting with his adopted sister Gamma. But while he had had many female friends as a boy, he had only thought himself in love once before.

He tried to push the image of Jazhara aside, and the more he tried, the more vivid she became in his mind. Four years older than William, she had come to study at Stardock when he was eleven years old. That had been half a lifetime ago, he realized.

She had been aloof at first, a Keshian of noble birth who

199 had eventually put up with his childhood infatuation with good grace and even, occasionally, flattered amusement. Then the year before he left for Krondor, things had changed. He was no longer an awkward boy, but a strong and intelligent young man and for a brief time his interest in her was returned. Their affair had been stormy, intense, and ultimately painful for William.

It had ended badly, and he was still unclear as to what had made their relationship so rocky, and until he had learned that she was being sent to Krondor he had thought he might never discover the reasons why she had pushed him away. Now he considered the prospect of meeting her again with dread and some excitement.

"You re not listening. " Talia s voice penetrated his reverie.

"Sorry, " he said with a smile. "I haven t had much sleep the past couple of nights. " When she frowned, he quickly added, "Business of the Crown.

She smiled and held onto his arm as they approached the market. "Well, enjoy the sunshine and we ll just pretend the Prince and his business are very far away. And promise me you ll get a good night s sleep, all right? "

"I ll see what I can do, " William replied. He looked at the young woman s profile as she stopped to inspect produce that had come into the city that morning.

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