The Silent Highlander by Donna Fletcher

Author:Donna Fletcher [Fletcher, Donna]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Donna Fletcher

“You are sure your wife knows what she is doing?” Odran’s da asked for the umpteenth time since retreating to the Great Hall an hour ago.

“Elysia may not be a seasoned healer, but she saved more warriors from dying of wounds they suffered on the battlefield than any healer I have known,” Odran said. “She possesses a talented stitching hand as well.”

Fergus looked at his son, his heart heavy. “Your mum begged me not to seek a wife for you and now—seeing how she has suffered through the years—I wonder if I should have listened and not been selfish.”

“I believe fate thought differently, Da, and I’m glad for it. I love Elysia. She has given me something I haven’t had in years—hope for a better tomorrow.”

“That would be wonderful for us all, son,” Fergus confessed. “But she’s a wee bit of a thing. Make sure you hold onto to her in a storm or she’ll get blown away.” Fergus was surprised to see his son laugh. He couldn’t recall the last time he heard him laugh.

“Elysia is much stronger than she looks, brave as well.”

Fergus hugged the tankard in front of him on the table and kept his voice low as he spoke. “I’d love to see you and Elysia have sons and daughters but your mum is right—don’t have any bairns. Don’t let them suffer as you have.”

“I’ve already made that clear to Elysia. We won’t be having any bairns,” Odran said and almost cringed from the stab to his heart the words had caused. He would love to have bairns with his wife, a whole gaggle of them. But he refused to have them suffer the curse as he had, as his whole family had, and he still worried over Elysia and what the curse might do to her.

He had enough talk of the curse and moved the conversation on. “You need to know what happened at Clan Loudon.” He explained the incident with Tavish.

Fergus rubbed his hands over his face in frustration. “In a way, I can’t blame our neighbors for fearing the curse has spread with the unfortunate luck of several clans of late. I would probably think the same myself if I were on the receiving end. You need to be careful. Losing your brother was difficult enough, I’ll not bury you too and your mother as well. Damn the curse!”

“Elysia’s sister Annis has gone off in search of the witch in the hills to see what needs to be done to break the curse.”

Fergus dismissed the idea with a wave of his hand. “That’s been tried. There is no witch in the hills.”

“Maybe I want to believe we didn’t search hard enough,” Odran admitted.

His da’s brow shot up. “And you think a woman will accomplish what three men couldn’t?”

Odran smiled and shook his head. “I’ve met many women through the years, some strong some weak, but never have I met one with such a strong, determined nature and with a willful power that would rival any noble as Annis possesses.

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