Warrior's Bride by Gerri Russell

Author:Gerri Russell
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
ISBN: 9780843959840
Publisher: Leisure Books
Published: 2007-10-01T14:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nineteen

Brahan stood, staring after the Lady Isobel as she hurried toward the castle door with seven strong knights in tow. He should follow, and yet he hesitated.

Mistress Rowley hastened to the table as Lady Isobel left. "Where is she headed?" The housekeeper wiped her flour-covered hands on her muslin apron. "The master will have our heads if she disappears for hours as she did yesterday, or worse yet, is harmed."

"She's had a vision," Brahan said with a mixture of displeasure and awe.

"How could you know that?" Mistress Rowley asked, untying the garment and placing it on the table, ready to follow her new mistress.

"She says Wolf is injured."

"Injured?" Mistress Rowley's eyes went wide. "Well then, what are you waiting for? If he is hurt, he needs your help."

"And what if she is wrong?"

Mistress Rowley's mouth thinned with displeasure.

"You said yourself she'd had a vision. Can you take the risk that she is wrong?"

"Nay," Brahan agreed. "I shall follow her vision just as I would my own. We will know the truth if we find Wolf safe."

"Let us pray she is wrong then," Mistress Rowley said, lines of worry etched deeply into her face.

Brahan caught up with Isobel in the courtyard, where he heard her quietly command Hiram to help her into her saddle. A second horse stood empty at her side, and a legion of knights gathered behind the two horses.

"Where are you going?" Brahan asked as he came to a halt beside her, his mouth falling open in surprise at how quickly she'd managed to rally Wolf’s troops.

"To find Wolf—to find my husband." She perched precariously upon the saddle, looking terribly uncomfortable. She shifted her weight back. Too far back. Off the saddle she slid. She hit the ground with a thump. The green damask of her gown tangled about her legs as she tried to stand. Briefly, Brahan caught a glimpse of a shapely calf.

His irritation shifted to amusement mixed with a bit of envy. Wolf might not have done such a bad thing by marrying the girl. A shapely and very appealing package lay beneath her voluminous gown.

Brahan extended his hand to her. "Milady."

She accepted his assistance and gained her feet She batted at her gown as she approached her horse. "Please, help me up."

"You should stay here at the castle, where it is safe. The men and I can verify the truth of your vision for you."

She arched a brow, and for a moment he thought she might actually laugh. "Safe? Can you honestly say I am more protected behind these castle walls than I would be out there?" She pointed beyond the large wooden portcullis that remained closed.

He would like to have responded, aye, but he knew better. Already she'd been attacked twice since her arrival. "Nay."

A look of determination crept over her delicate features. "Then help me into the saddle and command the gates open."

The strength in her voice surprised him. Where had the timid and meek creature they had taken from the isle gone? The knights seemed to agree with her sentiments.

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