The Danu by Lucille Kelly

Author:Lucille, Kelly [Lucille, Kelly]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-02-20T08:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER NINE

They did not wait until daybreak to leave. Once they had bathed and had a few hours of fitful slumber Katrine felt a touch and opened her eyes, awake instantly, despite the fatigue that still dogged her. The sun was not yet up but without a word spoken, she read the grim intent on Khalon's face and got out of the lumpy bed. She did not have much to do to get ready. She had slept in her clothes so she pulled on a pair of trousers under the simple blue dress the Innkeepers had provided, it was wide enough dressing under it was not difficult, and with the tunic pulled over it and belted it just gave her added warmth. Her boots were of finer quality and hard, where she preferred soft soled, but they would do on horseback. She could always go barefoot if she needed to make a run through the trees. If the rest of the trip were anything like the first of it, she would not be leaving the horse for days anyway.

Silence was their only companion while they made their way to the horses, which were already saddled and standing by. It made her wonder if the men had slept at all, and somehow the grim cast on both faces suggested sleep had not been high on their priorities. For Katrine she was more than happy to leave behind the Inn, the dangers contained there, and her own memories of the place. Even if it did mean she once again had her back pressed all along the line of Khalon's chest. His grip when he joined her in the saddle seemed extra close, and she wondered how she rode peacefully with him before. Now it seemed that her skin was jumping, and she was more than aware of every little breath and move he made against her. The heat that flowed between them was only rivaled by the anger radiating off him. It did not help at all that she now knew exactly what he looked like beneath his leathers. The speculation had been distracting enough. It could not compete with knowing exactly what pressed against her backside while they road. Try as she might, after his defense of her against his own brother, she could no longer paint him as the enemy. No matter how much she tried to convince herself, and him, that it was so.

The sun was high in the sky when Katrine knew they had trouble. She looked carefully into the wilds on either side of the road, knowing without being immersed in the weave that something was not right. It was too quiet. The usual animal sounds and birdcalls, even the insects buzzing were absent. The thickness of the brush and trees that grew just feet from the road itself were too lush and overgrown to see much past the first small increment, but Katrine could sense movement just beyond that. She would have warned the others but

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