Serpent by Veque Kathryn Le

Author:Veque Kathryn Le
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Historical Romance, Warrior, Warriors, Love Story, Medieval England, Romance, Medieval Romance, Wales
ISBN: 9781497336643
Publisher: Dragonblade Publishing
Published: 2013-12-31T14:00:00+00:00

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CHAPTER FIFTEEN

Welsh Marches

“Castell y Bere has fallen to the English,” William told his men, gathered in his great tent. They had been on the border of Wales and England, heading home, when they had come into contact with a gaggle of English soldiers on their way out of Wales. That gaggle had brought much news with them. “Dafydd ap Gruffydd has escaped the siege and it is suspected that he is moving north.”

Paris and Kieran, as the oldest and most experienced men of the group, cast each other concerned glances. They had been through Henry’s wars and now they were going through even worse wars with his son, the very powerful Edward. The man had a blood lust that his father had never had so this was serious news, indeed.

“The Welsh prince has been running from Edward for quite some time now,” Paris said quietly. “I was unaware there was a siege at Castell y Bere.”

William nodded grimly. “Dafydd started the rebellion in the north last fall and he has been battling Edward ever since,” he said. “Why do you think our king was so determined to secure Anglesey? He wants de Shera neutralized but if that is not possible, then he certainly wants the man’s allegiance. If Bhrodi de Shera jumps into this fight, then all of northern Wales will be in turmoil because de Shera is nearly unbeatable in the field. But if Dafydd has escaped Edward once again and is moving north….”

“… then he could very well seek refuge and support with de Shera,” Kieran finished.

William nodded gravely. It was the logical path of progression in Dafydd’s war against Edward. As William drew in a deep breath and pondered the information, Scott spoke.

“We cannot turn back for Rhydilian, Father,” he said. “We carry women with us. We are not prepared for battle.”

William nodded. “I am well aware of that,” he said. “We could, however, send the women and an escort back to Questing while we return to Rhydilian to see if Dafydd shows himself there.”

“And then what?” Scott wanted to know. “We would be fourteen knights against Dafydd and his men. Moreover, Bhrodi is now your son. What if he sides with Dafydd? Do we fight against Bhrodi or with him?”

William eyed his eldest son; the man had a point. After a moment, William simply shook his head. “I do not know,” he admitted. “The marital contract was for peace so I suppose I could neither fight for him or against him.”

“So we would let Dafydd ap Gruffydd do as he pleases and not intervene?” Troy spoke up, incredulous. “Father, we are English and our loyalty is to Edward over all others. We could not side with de Shera.”

William knew that; God, he knew that all too well. This was extraordinarily serious news and he was greatly torn by it. He knew what his duty dictated, but he also had a marriage contract to consider with his daughter involved. He was in a terrible position and they all knew it.

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