Raven 02 - Raven's Strike by Briggs Patricia
Author:Briggs, Patricia [Patricia, Briggs,]
Format: epub
Published: 2010-01-07T07:06:35+00:00
CHAPTER 11
âYou want journey bread?â Alinath came out of the baking room, her face tight with dismay after overhearing Tierâs request to her husband, Bandor.
Seraph took a step back and let Tier deal with his sister.
Tier picked up a piece of bread left out as a sample and tried it. âIâll need it as soon as you can. You know, Bandor, if you put a bit less salt in this breadââhe motioned to the plate of sample offeredââit would allow some of the other flavors to come out.â
âIâll try that,â Bandor said. âDoes the journey bread have anything to do with your guests?â
Tier nodded easily, but Seraph could feel his arm tense under her hand. âWho told you about them?â
Five strangers were a hard secret to keep, but they hadnât told anyone about them, and no one had been to the farm since Phoran and his men had shown up.
âApparently some youngstersâwho should have work to keep themselves busyâwere out that way a week or so ago and came back into town spouting nonsense,â said Alinath.
âSpying on us, are they?â Tier grinned, and Seraph could tell that he was honestly amused. âI hope they saw something more interesting than our guests.â
âThey said they were nobles,â Bandor said. âAnd one of them the Septâs own brother. We had the tale from the steward, who was convinced you are after his job.â
âGods save me,â exclaimed Tier with honest horror. âWhat idiot would want that job?â
âExactly,â said Alinath with satisfaction. âAnd so I told the steward when he came whining to me.â
âToarsen, the Septâs brother, is there with a group of bored young noblemen whom Tier met in Taela,â said Seraph, having found a story that might satisfy some of the curious. âThey had nothing to do, and knew Tier would come here too late for planting. Theyâve asked him to take them hunting in the mountains.â
âYou canât take the Septâs brother up there,â said Alinath, horrified. âIf something happens to him, the Sept willââ
âItâs all right,â said Seraph. âWeâre all going. I doubt there will be trouble with all of us there.â
Alinath stopped fussing and frowned thoughtfully at Seraph. âVery well,â she said slowly. âTwo dozen dozen loaves of journey bread. Itâll be ready the day after tomorrowâIâve put all the breadmother up for today.â She gave Seraph a sudden conspiratorial smile. âAnd any who ask, Iâll tell them about the nobles who are paying my brotherâs family for an adventure up in the mountains. Only youâd better make it somewhere more interestingâlike Shadowâs Fall. Bored young boys might very well be stupid enough to ride from Taela to have Tier take them to Shadowâs Fall. Theyâd have the money to tempt anyone, too. I can take Rinnie, if youâd like.â
âNo,â said Tier instinctively, and Seraph smiled to herselfâthen at Tier when he looked at her with second thoughts in his face. Is it fair to take her?
âSheâll be as safe with us as she would be here with Alinath,â Seraph said. âI think if we try to leave Rinnie again, sheâll just follow us.
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