The Black Storm (De Reyne Domination Book 4) by Kathryn Le Veque

Author:Kathryn Le Veque [Le Veque, Kathryn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Medieval, Romance
Publisher: Dragonblade Publishing, Inc.
Published: 2021-08-09T23:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER THIRTEEN

“He attacked my sister and injured her,” Charles said. “Surely you cannot allow a man like that to compete. For the safety of the competitors, you cannot endorse his participation.”

It was before dawn on the outskirts of the tournament arena, at the stall where the field marshals were preparing for the day. There were seven of them in the stall when Charles, Geoffrey, and George came marching up with tales of Renard and his ambush on a helpless woman.

Things were going to go from bad to worse for de Luzie.

At least, that’s what Charles hoped.

But the reality was quite different.

“That is not what we were told, my lord.” The man in charge was a subordinate of the Bishop of Durham. Hobart de Vries was a scholar who had risen to power under the bishop’s tutelage and had a reputation for being a fair man. He faced Charles with some regret. “De Luzie was here about an hour ago, telling us a tale of being attacked by you and Ridge de Reyne. I will admit, he looks as if he has been badly beaten.”

Charles rolled his eyes. “Because he was,” he said. “I have witnesses that will tell you he attacked my sister and was beaten in response. Must I produce these witnesses? And surely you do not think Ridge de Reyne would attack a man for no reason?”

Hobart held up a hand to ease his growing irritation. “My lord, if I believed de Luzie’s word, then both you and de Reyne would be out of the competition,” he said. “I do believe you. I know Renard de Luzie and his unscrupulous ways. But no one other than those involved saw this attack and unless I have a witness who tells me that de Luzie was seen attacking your sister and you beat him to protect her, I am afraid I cannot remove anyone from anything. De Luzie will compete, as will you all.”

Charles couldn’t believe what he was hearing. “But you said yourself that you know how de Luzie is. The man is going to kill somebody with his dirty tactics if he is not stopped.”

Hobart sighed faintly, lowering his voice. “I could ban him,” he said. “But he would show up at another tournament. I have no control over that. But if he tells his father, a powerful count, that he was banished from Durham, it could bring shame or even the count’s anger down upon us. I am in a difficult position. I am sure you understand that. And after what happened two years ago with the Earl of Pocklington’s death, by Ridge de Reyne no less, if Renard’s lies take flight, it is possible that it will not reflect upon de Reyne very well at all. Do you understand what I am saying?”

Charles did. Very well, in fact. Renard would go around telling people that Ridge attacked him and given the man accidentally killed the Earl of Pocklington two years ago, it could very well cast doubts on Ridge’s character.

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