Winter's Fury by A.E. Rayne

Author:A.E. Rayne [Rayne, A.E.]
Language: eng
Format: E, P, U, B
ISBN: 9781483597348
Publisher: A. E. Rayne
Published: 2017-07-21T06:00:00+00:00

‘I cannot believe how grown up you are,’ Isaura smiled wistfully as she glanced at Eydis. ‘I remember when I used to look after you and braid your hair. You hated it so much that you would run crying whenever you heard me coming. Do you remember?’

Eydis smiled shyly. ‘I do. You would tighten the braids so much that my head would ache. I would beg my mother to keep you away from me!’

Isaura looked horrified. ‘Oh no, did you? That’s terrible. I must have gotten better at it, though, as my daughters are not scared of me yet, and I’ve been braiding their hair since they were very young!’ She reached out and patted Eydis’ arm. ‘It is so good to see you again, dear Eydis, to see this hall again. Your father has improved it greatly.’

‘So he tells me,’ Eydis sighed. ‘I do see it in my dreams, if you can believe that? My dreams are filled with pictures of how it must be in here. I’m sure I imagine it as the grandest hall there ever was.’

‘Which is a good thing to do. Sometimes, all we have are dreams to hold onto, so it’s best to make them grand.’

She sounded so forlorn that Eydis felt uncomfortable. She didn’t know where Ivaar was – there was too much noise in the hall for that – but she couldn’t feel him nearby. Still, she didn’t want to say anything out of turn that would cause problems for Isaura.

‘How is Eadmund?’ Isaura asked, scouring the hall again, but there was still no sign of him. ‘I don’t imagine he was happy about us returning.’

Eydis hung her head. ‘No,’ she whispered somberly, then lowered her voice. ‘Is Ivaar nearby?’

‘No, no, he’s talking far away. You can speak freely. I will tap your arm if he comes close.’

Eydis nodded, relieved, but she whispered anyway. ‘Eadmund is not himself. He has not recovered since Melaena died. I thought Jael would be able to help him, and she did for a while, but in the end, it was all too late. Evaine fell pregnant, and Father sent her away.’

‘Evaine Gallas? Fyn’s sister?’ Isaura was shocked. ‘Oh dear. I can imagine your father wasn’t happy about that. I do remember Evaine,’ she murmured, frowning. ‘She was such an annoying little girl, always following him about.’

‘Well, she never stopped, not even when he had a wife.’

‘What did your father do with her?’ Isaura wondered, her eyes wide, her voice hushed.

‘Father banished her to Rikka, to live with her aunt.’

‘Oh well, they will make good company for one another, won’t they? That old crone Morana was always a strange one.’ Isaura watched as Ivaar walked over to speak to Jael, for the second time, she noted; he was already busy playing his games it seemed. ‘And what about Eadmund’s new wife? How is she?’

Eydis’ troubled face broke into a smile. ‘Jael? She is perfect for Eadmund. She is everything he needs. He had gotten so much better before this happened.

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