The King's Sword by Aj Searle & Sable Grey

Author:Aj Searle & Sable Grey [Searle, Aj & Grey, Sable]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Amazon: B0070O8OFM
Publisher: Sable Grey, LLC
Published: 2012-01-20T18:30:00+00:00

“Good point.” Ronan faced forward again. It had been a good many years since he had any life outside of smithing.

“No suitors? Boyfriends? Lovers?” Keegan pressed and Ronan slanted him a curious look.

“I have no time for it,” Fiona said sharply.

“Serpentines are excellent gardeners,” Ula offered suddenly, joining the conversation without being invited. “Hovinda has the best soil for herb growing I’ve ever seen.”

Ronan felt Fiona stiffen behind him. “Yes, we are and it does.”

“What do you grow in your garden?” Ronan asked, attempting to ease the tension between Fiona and Ula. He didnt like it, especially since Ula had offered him the truth of what was between them.

“I grow vegetables. Some grow herbs. Others harvest larger crops.”

“Profitable.” Keegan nodded.

“I bought some gullberries from a Serpentine in Fullerk once that were the best I’d ever used. They were picked at exactly the right time. Too soon and they would have been sour. Too late and they would have rotted before I could use them.” Ula continued, “As it happened, they were perfect and I was able to save someone’s life with them.”

“That should have been quite a change for you,” Fiona said then her words snapped off when Ronan reined the horse. He could not let this continue or it would grow worse. If it weren’t stopped now, eventually there would be another episode to deal with like the one before. And there might not be Sledgers about to put an end to their fighting again.

“Ride ahead,” He told Keegan and Ula.

“Let it go,” Ula murmured but Ronan just looked at her, waiting for her to do as he wished. She sighed and continued on. Ronan did not dismount.

“We were ambushed by centaurs. One of them was going to kill Arien. She saved him. She held my hand when we crossed the River Blanch. And I believe she was fighting the Sledgers right alongside the both of us.” Ronan kept his voice low and non-threatening. “I understand your pain, Fiona, but she does not deserve to suffer because of it. She suffers enough with the memory of what she had to do.”

“You were not there,” Fiona argued. “My grandmother was a good woman. She never hurt anyone. She would not.”

“No I wasn’t there. And you were just a child. Your memory is of a child’s point of view. Have you done nothing yourself at one time or another that would frighten someone so young? Would they understand your motives?” Ronan shook his head. “And no one is without flaw or weaknesses.”

Fiona said nothing so he continued. “I have doubted Ula many times. She is hard to understand. But her actions have told me that she means to only do what is right.”

“I shouldn’t have been made to see it.”

Ronan turned then so he could see her. “No, you shouldn’t have. She told me that it was your grandmother that made the choice of having you witness what happened.” Fiona’s eyes lowered and he saw a tear roll down her cheek. “So she has hurt you by making that choice.

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