The Highlander's French Bride by Cathy MacRae

Author:Cathy MacRae [MacRae, Cathy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Short Dog Press
Published: 2015-11-27T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter 19

Tension heightened. High-pitched voices resonated with apprehension; movements about the room appeared furtive and disjointed. Kinnon did his best to entertain his niece, and welcomed her tales of the kittens she and her friend, the lad who’d apparently helped her escape the pirates, had discovered in the run-down stables. From time to time, he stood and paced the room, anxious to learn what happened to his sister and the MacEwen. With calm perseverance, Gilda brought him back to her story, forestalling his return to the storerooms below.

He was uncertain how a day could last so long, but his prayers were answered just before nightfall as his sister and Ranald returned victorious to the great hall, wet, disheveled, and with the glow of renewed promise on their faces.

The next sennight was spent in feasting and gaiety, even amid the hard work to repair damage to the castle and grounds, though the evening of the funerals for the brave, deceased Macrorys was somber enough. Kinnon found himself surrounded on every side by well-wishers, and plumped with more food than he’d eaten in the past three years. He escaped in much-needed rest, wherein he was assured he would wake on the morrow among friends, neither wet nor cold nor hungry, and without fear of sudden execution.

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