The de Lohr Dynasty by Le Veque Kathryn

Author:Le Veque, Kathryn
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Medieval, Romance
Publisher: Dragonblade Publishing, Inc.
Published: 2019-05-28T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FOUR

The grand aura of the games was much more than any of them had bargained for.

It was a spectacle of pageantry and people. Seated in the lists to the left of the prince’s gaily decorated royal box, there were enough spectators already at the field that Prince John, in all of his lascivious glory, didn’t notice three young women as they sat together in the lists, slightly behind the prince’s line of sight. Four Hampton soldiers took up position towards the rear of the boxes to keep an eye on the ladies as the rest went to the field with Lyle and Brickley and both big dogs. Preparations and practice were underway and, already, the excitement of the games was in the air.

The cool fall air grew brisk as the morning deepened and dark clouds appeared, scattered around by the wind. Nathalie and Elise and Lillibet conversed excitedly about the knights riding past, or the general preparations, but Emilie’s attention was elsewhere.

David, Edward, and Brentford had politely departed the carriage when the group had arrived at the tournament field and Emilie had watched, somewhat sadly, as David had walked away. But she had some hope in her heart because he had turned around at least twice to wave at her as he departed, and she had waved in return. It gave her hope that, perhaps, she had made some impression in on him. At least, she sincerely hoped so. It was still difficult to tell. She wanted to ask him to carry her favor that that would have been extremely bold, and she wasn’t willing to come across as too terribly forward, not just yet, so she hadn’t asked. It was something she was now coming to regret.

So she sat in the lists next to Nathalie, watching the field anxiously for any sign of David de Lohr as more competitors took the field to practice. She saw when Brickley emerged into the arena and she saw her father standing down by the edge of the field, but still no David. It began to occur to her that she wasn’t even entirely sure what a de Lohr banner looked like so she called one of her father’s soldiers over to ask him, and he quickly pointed out at least two de Lohr tunics upon knights who were out in the arena. The big de Lohr lion against the sapphire blue backdrop was now emblazoned in her brain. There was a Latin inscription on the bottom of it, sewn in gold thread. Deus et Honora. It meant God and Honor. She would make sure to watch for more of those tunics, and for the de Lohr brother in particular.

But it was a long wait. She kept glancing over at the royal box to catch a glimpse of the terrible man who had ordered the attack against Richard’s supporters the night before, the prince that even great knights like David de Lohr seemed fearful of. Fearful in the sense that John was

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