Lion of Ireland by Unknown

Author:Unknown
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781788637176
Publisher: Canelo Books
Published: 2019-09-25T00:00:00+00:00

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He went to his chamber and looked longingly at the bed. Then with a deep sigh he summoned a page and sent for his maps of the land of Desmond. He dashed cold water on his face and knuckled his reddened eyes, then sat down with the charts spread before him and began calculating distances and times.

Beyond Cashel, the sky turned ashen with the false promise of dawn.

Wearied beyond weariness, Brian at last slumped back on his seat, his right arm lying across the table, his left arm falling of its own weight to dangle beside him. A measure of time passed. Something brushed against those inert fingers. A whisper of fur touched his skin and was gone, only to return with a gentle, insistent push against his idle hand.

Behind his closed eyes Brian could envision one of the cats pacing back and forth in a small figure eight, pleading silently for his attention. He stretched out his hand and the cat filled it, setting up a happy humming. Idly, he stroked the narrow back, feeling it hump up to accept his caress and lift its tail to stop the gesture so that he might begin again.

His fingers explored the fragile skull, seeking out those places beneath the chin and at the base of the ears where a skillful rubbing could send a cat into raptures.

Beautiful silk and sinew creature, made by its Creator to be uniquely graceful. Gentle, savage, vulnerable, yet willing to offer a moment’s trust. Without ever looking down he found himself smiling, and the cat knew it and responded, expanding the volume of its purring until the vibrations were carried up Brian’s arm and throughout his being.

Somehow, magically, the pall of weariness lifted from him and was gone.

Time spiraled inward on itself and the night receded. The cat flowed through his hands like water and disappeared from the room.

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