Forever Knight: Thornton Brothers Time Travel (A Thornton Brothers Time Travel Romance Book 2) by Cynthia Luhrs

Author:Cynthia Luhrs [Luhrs, Cynthia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-06-18T18:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty

Robert blinked, cursing the light. His mouth was dry and his head ached.

“Wine?” His steward flicked a hand in front of his nose.

A discreet sniff told Robert he did not stink. Featherton smirked.

“Do you have to bellow so, Featherton?”

The man banged around the chamber, muttering. Robert rolled to his side and sat up, reaching for the cup. The tableau from last night played in front off his eyes. The look on Elizabeth’s face as she was tossed into the carriage. He was an arse. One thing in particular stood out.

Whatever.

A word he had come to know well. A word only a few used. Elizabeth’s tone was full of disdain when she spat the word at him. He’d wanted desperately to tell her why he was behaving like a dolt, but he could not. Radford needed to believe he had won her fairly. If he suspected a ruse, he would sniff around until he found Connor. The man was the worst sort of gossip.

Four interminable days. Each day the same. He woke to scorn from Featherton, rode, crossed swords in the lists, and drank until he required aid to find his chamber. For four days it had been thus. Everyone was tired of him. He was disgusted with himself.

Robert staggered out to the lists. “Who’s first?”

A knight stepped forward as Robert unsheathed his sword. The sound of metal on metal made his teeth ache.

“I am sorry, my lord.” The knight shrank back, and Robert looked down to see his sleeve turn crimson.

“’Tis naught but a scratch. I would have lost my head if you weren’t treating me like a small child. The fault is mine.” He waved the man away. One of the servants bound the scratch on his arm. Deciding to take his foul self elsewhere, Robert paced back and forth on the battlements to calm his mood. Usually it worked, but not for the past several days. Thomas joined him.

“Fight like a witless babe for real and you will die. For four days you have moped around the castle. Go and bring the lady back.”

“I cannot jeopardize Connor’s safety. No matter how much I worry for her. Future girls are strong. She will be fine.”

“Go and fetch her. Tell her why Connor is here. She has secrets of her own. She will keep ours.”

Robert stopped pacing. “When did you become so wise?”

Thomas laughed. “I have always been wise. You don’t listen.”

Robert clapped him on the back. “You’re right. I will fetch her.” He took a deep breath of icy air.

Thomas put a hand on his arm. “Take men with you. ’Tis not safe to ride alone through the countryside.”

“I find my mood improved. To the lists, so I can grind you into the mud.” Robert unsheathed his sword. “I would ask you to remain here and keep an eye on our guest. But if it will ease your womanly fears, I will take three of the men.”

And for the rest of the afternoon, Robert worked up a sweat. Made preparations to leave the next morning and fetch his Elizabeth back.

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