The Rebels of Cordovia by Linda Weaver Clarke

Author:Linda Weaver Clarke [Clarke, Linda Weaver]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: sweet romance, equality and justice, historical romance, freedom, love story, robin hood
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 16

A week had passed and Daniel finally made it into town to visit Robin. It was early in the morning when he walked into the Bakery. He smiled and announced, “I think it’s time to go out and celebrate.”

She raised her eyebrows curiously. “For what reason?”

He laughed and said, “I brought my carriage along.” He pointed to it. “See?”

Robin smiled at his excitement.

“Grab your bonnet and let’s go,” he commanded.

“But…”

Andrew heard the commotion and waved his hand toward Daniel. “Go ahead. Business is slow.”

With that, she grabbed her bonnet and headed out the door. He helped her into the carriage. Sitting on the seat beside her was a package.

“What’s this?” asked Robin.

Daniel grinned. “You’ll see.”

Without another word, he whipped the reins and they headed down the road. When she tried to question him, he shook his head and refused to answer. As Robin watched him, it seemed that he was enjoying her curiosity because he would grin and chuckle at every question she asked.

“Does it have something to do with me?”

He shook his head and grinned.

“Does it have something to do with the rebels?”

Again he shook his head. Then taking her hand in his, he gave it a squeeze and chuckled.

“Does it have something to do with you?”

“No more questions,” Daniel commanded as he brought her hand to his lips and gave it a kiss.

A thrill went through Robin as his lips touched her hand. For some reason, every little touch, every little thing he said, the way he looked at her… everything seemed to make her heart flutter with joy. Warmth enveloped her as she looked into his eyes. Robin enjoyed the attention she was receiving. She had missed him so much during the past week.

As they rode down the street, Robin noticed how he glanced at her every now and then. He would smile and then whip the reins, giving a chuckle at the same time. What was going on? As they came upon the shacks down in the valley, Robin’s brow rose curiously. She turned to Daniel and saw him staring at her.

“Why are we here?”

“Oh, I thought I would show you the children and what they look like.”

“What they look like?”

He smiled. “You’ll see.”

They passed shack after shack and Robin’s eyes grew larger than ever. The children were walking down the road in warm clothes and their feet were not bare. They had shoes on and their hair was combed. In their hands were books. When the children saw her coming, they waved and yelled a greeting.

Robin waved back as she asked, “What’s going on?”

Daniel smiled. “They’re heading for school. It’s time, you know. They can’t be late.”

“But…”

“I know. We didn’t have enough clothes for everyone and you’re wondering how all these children have clothes and shoes and books in their hands.”

“That’s right.”

“Well, you know that Nathaniel is the captain of one hundred soldiers?”

She nodded.

“He was so upset when he went home that he told his men all about the children and their condition. Everyone

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