Mercenaries and Maidens: A Medieval Romance bundle by Kathryn Le Veque

Author:Kathryn Le Veque [Le Veque, Kathryn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Medieval, Romance
Publisher: Dragonblade Publishing, Inc.
Published: 2020-07-28T18:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SIXTEEN

“Kelli?” there was a soft knock at the door and a familiar head poked its way inside. “May I come in, please?”

Kellington was sitting by the familiar lancet window that overlooked the rolling green land beyond Alnwick. It was evening and the sky was deepening shades of purple. She looked at Lavaine as the woman timidly stuck her head inside the door. Her first reaction was to shut the door in her face, but on second thought, she simply couldn’t maintain that level of anger much longer. It was draining. She sighed heavily and looked back to the window.

“I suppose,” she said. “What do you want?”

Lavaine entered, her big brown eyes anxious. “I wanted to see how you were faring,” she gestured weakly towards the door. “Sir Denedor let me in.”

Kellington lifted an eyebrow. “Is he guarding the door?”

“Aye. He’s not left it all day.”

Kellington looked at the woman she had once considered her best friend. She wasn’t sure she would ever feel that way again. Still, there was an odd comfort in seeing her.

“Where have you been?” she finally asked.

Lavaine still stood nervously near the door. “I have been in the family apartments with Lady de Vesci’s women,” she said. “They speak Celt so I cannot understand half of what they say.”

Kellington almost smiled, but not quite. “I have not met Lady de Vesci. I have not been let out of this room except to walk this morning with Denedor.”

“I know,” Lavaine said. “I saw you. I, too, was walking the grounds this morning. In fact, I wandered all over today. I got lost somewhere near the kitchens but managed to find my way back.”

Kellington nodded and the conversation fell into an uncomfortable silence. Kellington watched Lavaine fidget.

“Now you will tell me the truth,” Kellington lowered her voice. “Did you know my father intended to take me to Alnwick when we left Pelinom?”

Lavaine knew this topic would come up. She nodded miserably. “I did,” she whispered. “But it was for you own good. He had to. Amadeo threatened to kill you if you stayed.”

Kellington had a difficult time believing that, but in fairness, Jax and his knights were killers. They would think nothing of snuffing out a life and she truly had no idea how they functioned in their deep, dark world. Perhaps something like that was normal.

“You heard this?” she questioned.

“Aye.”

“With your own ears? There was no mistake?”

“Nay,” Lavaine shook her head. “Your father had no choice.”

Some of the hurt that Kellington had been feeling for the past day fled. Deep down, she knew that her father loved her and only wanted the best for her. She knew he had been doing what he thought was right by her. Still, it pained her to know that he would not listen to her where Jax was concerned. She still held out hope that she could convince the man of Jax’s honorable intentions.

“Then if that is truly the case, I owe my father an apology,” she said quietly.

Lavaine shrugged, feeling some of the tension drain from the room.

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