Seumas: A Time Travel Romance (Dunskey Castle Book 2) by Jane Stain

Author:Jane Stain [Stain, Jane]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-03-18T06:00:00+00:00

Naoi (9)

Once they were dry and the awkwardness of discussing CPR with a thirteenth century man had worn off, Sasha felt disappointed that they had to take Deirdre home and couldn’t just continue on foot to meet Kelsey and Tavish at Turnberry Castle.

Anyway, Seumas said it was a two-day journey on foot and that she didn’t have the boots for it, never mind that they would have to carry too much with them to go now, as the September nights were cold. Standing by the fire, that had sounded silly, but now walking back along the coast she felt the chill, even midday. She also felt every craggy rock through the thin souls of her dress boots.

Seumas carried Deirdre most of the way. The normally spry little girl was exhausted from her ordeal, and most of the time they could hear her snoring. This amused them and gave them a chance to talk. They spoke of everything except whether or not Sasha was a sorceress.

Seumas walked easily by her side, occasionally brushing the back of her hand with his.

“What dae ye fancy, at mealtime? Tell me the sort o feast ye most look forward tae?”

She’d always found it awkward discussing food with men, but he looked so earnest and so curious that this time she didn’t mind.

“My mama has a way o fixing chicken I dearly love. She rubs eggs ower it and then rolls it in breadcrumbs, puts some butter in the pan, and fries it.”

He hefted the sleeping girl in his arms to a more comfortable carrying position as he walked.

“Aye, that sounds good.”

“What aboot ye?”

He freed one of his hands long enough to pat his stomach, then quickly caught Deirdre up close to his chest again.

“I fancy a good clam bake. What aboot games? Which games dae ye like tae play?”

She enjoyed gazing into his earnest eyes and seeing how genuinely he wanted to know.

“Dae ye mean ootside, or in the house after supper?”

He laughed.

“I did mean inside after supper, but ye have me curious. Dae ye yet play games ootside? And if sae, what are they?”

“Aye, I love tae play this game we hae where we make three places we need tae run tae before we come home again. We hold a stick, and the enemy throws at us a ball. We hit it as far as we can with the stick, and while they’re running after the ball, we have tae run tae all three places and come home again.”

He smiled warmly, nodding as he kicked a small stick up into the air and laughing when it landed in a tree and made several birds take flight.

“I hae playit such a game. When we were children, we playit an easy one where we put the ball on a stool and hit it off. Now, I prefer a good game o save the castle, such as Aodh, Niall, and even little Sìle were playing when first ye saw them.”

She found it surprisingly easy to talk with him.

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