His Highland Heart (His Highland Heart Book 2) by Willa Blair

Author:Willa Blair [Blair, Willa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Oliver Heber Books
Published: 2020-11-02T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

When Muireall answered her door the next morning, she was surprised to find Annie Rose standing there. “Good morning, Lady Brodie,” she greeted her, suddenly nervous. What was the laird’s wife doing at her door?

“Annie will do.”

Very well, she wanted to be informal. “Lady Annie.”

Annie laughed. “Just call me Annie. Please,” she answered, opening her hands. “Lady Brodie, even Lady Annie, makes me sound eighty years old!”

“Ye are no’ that!” Embarrassed, Muireall stepped back. “Very well, Annie, would ye like to come in?”

“Actually, I came to ask if ye and Ella would like to go riding with me.”

Riding! “I…we never…” But she wanted to…oh how she did!

“Ye dinna ken how to ride?” Annie’s wide-eyed expression communicated shock.

Muireall shook her head. “Neither of us do.”

“Well, then we’ll have to remedy that right away.” She spread her hands. “Ye canna go everywhere in a boat. And wagons are too slow. Ye must learn to ride. ’Tis one of my most favorite things to do.”

Her blush reminded Muireall of Euan telling her while they were still in the cave that his laird was recently married, and gave Muireall the idea what other favorite thing a relatively new bride might like to do.

“We’ve never needed to go anywhere…so we had nay reason to learn. Only the warriors ride.”

Annie shook her head, her jaw clenched. “At Brodie, everyone who wishes to, does.”

“What do we need?”

“Boots…I’ll find ye some. Trews would be best, but we’ll make do. Today, we’ll get ye on a lovely, gentle mare and walk about a bit. Perhaps by the time ye go back to Munro, ye’ll have learned all ye need to ride…and ride well.”

“I hope so. Thank ye.”

“Ye wake Ella and meet me in the great hall to break yer fast, and then we’ll go, aye? By then, I should have found some boots for ye.”

With a grin, Annie left her. Watching her walk away, Muireall smiled. There was something…always positive and cheerful…about Annie Rose. No wonder Iain Brodie had fallen in love with her.

She stepped across the hall and rapped on Ella’s door. In moments, Ella appeared, rumpled and with a plaid wrapped over her chemise.

“Did I wake ye?”

“Almost. I heard ye speaking to someone.”

“That was Annie, the laird’s wife. Ye ken what she’s offered. I really want to do this. Perhaps then I can teach Georgie.”

Ella nodded. “Aye, then at least he can ride away from his tormentors.”

“Put on yer old dress—I dinna think the satin one will suit.”

“I’m no’ certain if I can…” Ella glanced aside.

“Do ye think ye will get the chance to learn at Munro when ye have no’ yet?”

“Nay.” She squared her shoulders. “Ye have the right of it. I’ll be down soon.”

Muireall braided her hair and headed downstairs, excitement making her steps light and quick. She didn’t see Annie yet, so she sat with some of the other Brodie lasses. Ella joined them a few minutes later. The lasses entertained them with stories of when they learned to ride, and how Annie

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