The Du Lac Devil: Book 2 of The Du Lac Chronicles by Mary Yarde

Author:Mary Yarde [Yarde, Mary]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-12-06T00:00:00+00:00

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Could Lord Jenison be any more tedious? Amandine tried her best to stifle a yawn.

Amandine had spent a long while sat on the bed in her chamber after Merton had left her. She had thought long and hard about everything Merton had said. Merton was a good man. She knew in her heart that he was, and there was nothing he, or anyone else, could ever say that would make her change her opinion of him. His confession had broken her heart, and she wished there was something she could do to make things right for him. She knew such a thought was fanciful. What could she do? She was a woman, the property of her husband. She wielded no power or influence.

Thoughts of her husband reminded her of her duty and reluctantly she left the seclusion of her chamber and headed to the Great Hall.

Lord Bretagne was where Merton had said he was. His head was on his plate, his eyes were closed in sleep and he was dribbling. He was oblivious to those who were in the Hall, breaking their fast and sharing jokes at his expense.

Amandine was just about to go over to her husband and shake him awake when she saw Lord Jenison. He was sat down on a stool in the corner of the room, minding his own business and eating a sweet pastry.

“I wonder,” she muttered to herself. She had wanted to help Merton and here was a God-given opportunity for her to do so. If Philippe had any intentions towards Budic’s crown, then Lord Jenison would surely know. She approached him and asked him if he would care to go for a walk with her. He had immediately put down his pastry and stuttered a dumbfounded “yes.”

Lord Jenison was of average height with sunken cheeks and a receding hairline — within a decade Amandine suspected he would be bald. His eyes looked far too big for his thin head, and they bulged something terrible as if he was permanently surprised. In the rain, Amandine thought he looked more like a frog than a snake.

“And then when the ship comes in we divide the profits equally,” Lord Jenison’s hiss had grown more excitable as he warmed to his subject.

“What do you trade?” Amandine asked, trying her best to sound interested.

They were strolling through the harbour village as Jenison explained the finer points of shipping and trade. They had stood in the wet and the cold for a long time as they watched a ship battle the angry tide as it sailed to the promised sanctuary of the wharf. A few of the locals had come out to watch, predicting the ship would wreck on the rocks. They also told stories of stormy nights, lost comrades and treasure washed up on the beach. To the apparent disappointment of the small crowd gathered, the ship reached the harbour safely. Thankfully the Captain brought back exciting stories of angry sea gods and beautiful sirens that wanted to

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