The Lion Rampant (The Kingdom Series) by Robert Low

Author:Robert Low
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Published: 2013-02-12T17:00:00+00:00

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Liberation: from liber, meaning free. Little Constance told me that, come to comb and dye my hair, enjoying it because she is not allowed to perform such an act on herself. The crowds in Berwick town roll like waves, fleeing the armies of both sides, seeking sanctuary here and finding madness. There is drink and dancing, Constance tells me, half excited, half fearful, but that does not surprise me – half will fall on their knees to worship God, the rest will worship, for as long as they can, their own bodies. Constance tells me that one of her own, a nun who has decided to call herself Giles in honour of the saint, has demanded to be immured. She had first demanded to replace me in my cage on the wall until she discovered that I did not live in it all the while, but had a Hog Tower room with a privy pot, a decent cot and a fire in winter. Too soft, she said.

I told Constance that Sister Giles was welcome to my cage, as I shall be leaving it soon enough. God wills it.

The sky is thick and umber, heavy with that thunder that brings no rain, only oppressive heat – there has been no rain for weeks.

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