Lynn Kurland - De Piaget 07 by The More I See You

Author:The More I See You
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2011-11-25T23:56:35+00:00

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let me know tomorrow. Now close your little eyes and get some sleep. I'll take good care of your heart, you'll sec."

He grumbled at her, but crawled into bed soon enough. Then the only sounds in the room were his breathing and hers. Then he spoke. "Flowers make me sneeze."

"I'll keep that in mind."

And with that settled, apparently he was at peace. The next thing Jessica knew, she was awake, with only his snores to keep her company. It would give her plenty of time to come up with something decent to do for him.

But it didn't take long for the events of the day to overwhelm her as well.

Besides, what did she need with ideas when she lived in the same castle with Sir Hamlet? If anyone would know how to woo Richard, it would be him.

Jessica closed her eyes and fell asleep smiling.

Richard loped down the stairs and smiled to himself The ring would be perfect.

He'd lain awake two nights dreaming of it and finally he'd had the privacy to sketch it. Now all he had to do was pray the blacksmith could see it done.

Normally, he wouldn't have trusted a blacksmith with the task, but he knew Edric had once been a goldsmith, and a very fine one, until his eyesight had begun to fail. With enough time, the man would see this task done properly.

Richard had never found fault with the blades the man produced.

He put the leather pouch with the metal, selection of possible jewels, and the sketch behind his back as he entered the courtyard. He was pleased to see everyone back to normal activity. Gilbert had departed yester eve without bloodshed, so that was one worry less pressing upon him. The unknown man was still lurking somewhere outside the gates, though 'twas possible that the man existed only in Gilbert's mind. Indeed, for all they knew, he'd dreamed up the entire affair and acted on his own.

Somehow, though, Richard couldn't credit his squire with that much imagination. The search would continue until Richard was satisfied.

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But for today he would turn his mind to more pleasant things-Jessica, for instance. She was hard at work trying to get the walls put up. He watched her tilt her head back and argue with her chief assistant. Walter was almost as tall as Richard, but not nearly as broad. Even so, a woman should have been intimidated. It was no surprise to see that she wasn'tHe clasped both his hands behind his back and unabashedly eavesdropped. "I don't want the men starting on the apartments yet," Jessica insisted. "But, Lady Jessica, we may as well-" "No," Jessica interrupted. She paused to draw in what looked to be a less-than-comfortable breath, then continued on. "That will mean a dozen men taken away from these walls. There will be a passageway behind the head wall of the great hall. The opening onto the great hall has already been plotted.

It isn't as if we're going to bloody close it up!"

Walter winced.

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