A Moonlit Knight by Cynthia Luhrs

A Moonlit Knight by Cynthia Luhrs

Author:Cynthia Luhrs
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Time Travel
Publisher: 0
Published: 2018-07-19T18:30:00+00:00


CHAPTER 16

WHEW, that had been close. Chloe held on to Richard’s arm as he led her from the battlements down the stairs and into his solar.

“I have built up the fire and sent for wine, my lord.” Richard’s steward, Edwin, looked older than her granda with his white hair and brown eyes, but she couldn’t be sure. The few women who worked at the castle were all younger than they looked. Either the product of a hard life or not enough moisturizer.

Growing up at the beach, Chloe was a big believer in sunscreen and moisturizer. What would happen if she didn’t make it home in time to start school? Would the college hold her place or give it to someone else? No, she couldn’t think about home right now. If she did, she’d cry, and Richard could not stand womanly weeping.

One of the boys brought them wine, along with a bit of cheese and bread. When the child put the tray down, he stopped chewing, an innocent look on his face. It took everything Chloe had not to bust out laughing.

She passed a goblet of wine to Richard. “I don’t think my feet have been warm since I arrived.” She kicked off her sneakers and wiggled her toes in front of the fire. There was a gurgling, and she looked at the boy in alarm, worried he was choking. Instead, she saw his little cheeks full of bread and cheese. He chewed a moment, then opened his mouth, the words coming out muffled around the food he hadn’t yet swallowed.

“Mistress. Your toes. They are blue with cold.” He bent down and took her foot between his hands, rubbing her feet so vigorously that she almost fell off the stool.

“My feet are cold but it’s not that bad. My toes are painted.”

The boy stopped and gingerly touched her big toe. “How do ye get the paint on your feet? Why would you paint your toes?”

A shadow fell over her legs as Richard leaned down to get a better look as well. “Aye. Tell us, Chloe.”

Like she needed another thing to explain. As payback for drawing the attention of Mr. See All and Know All, she ratted out the kid. “Finish swallowing all the cheese and bread in your mouth, and I’ll tell you.”

“What have I told you about eating from the trays?” Richard scowled at the boy, who chewed furiously. Tomas gave her a look that promised retribution at a later time. She’d be sure to check her bed for a fish or dead mouse or whatever little boys did in this time period.

The kid swallowed and hung his head. “I’m sorry, my lord. I was hungry.”

“Do it again and you’ll be emptying the waste barrels for a fortnight. And cleaning up after the dogs and cats for another fortnight.”

“I willna do it again, my lord.”

Richard rolled his eyes. “Off with you.”

“You have odd customs in Tetbury,” he said to Chloe. “’Tis passing strange, for I have been there and did not see a soul dressed in such odd garments, or heard anyone talk with your accent.



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