Rescued by a Laird by MacEwen Fiona

Author:MacEwen, Fiona [MacEwen, Fiona]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Published: 2019-09-09T16:00:00+00:00

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Stewart McKinnon had wasted no time in landing his men on the beach, they had used long boats let down from the ships and now around a hundred McKinnons had waded through the surf and onto the beach. They faced no opposition and soon their banner was erected by the same rocks which just a short while ago Ailsa and Bryce had sat upon. The smoky remains of their fire still burning close to where the banner now stood.

“The castle of the Dunbar’s is a fine sight, tis’ it nae?” Stewart said to one of his clansmen as they looked out across the beach to where the castle stood proudly atop its crag.

“Aye, Laird, and for these many years past we McKinnons have coveted it,” the man replied.

“Aye, and today will be the day tis’ ours, young Bryce Dunbar has nay experience of war, had dinnae ken how to command troops in battle. It will be an easy victory, I assure ye,” Stewart replied. “Have a fire kindled, we shall burn in the gates and then charge them, they have fifty men at most, Hamish Macleod was useful enough to provide that information, and many of them have seen too many springs or not enough, old men and boys the lot of them.”

The men went about his bidding and soon a large bonfire had been kindled below the castle, as Bryce’s men watched nervously from the battlements above. It was later that day that Stewart McKinnon approached the gates to parley. He had no wish for unnecessary bloodshed and called out for Bryce to face him and talk terms. The young Laird soon appeared on the battlements and Stewart called out to him to surrender.

“Ye think that a show of force upon the beach is enough to make me surrender to ye, Stewart McKinnon? Then ye are very much mistaken, I assure ye,” Bryce replied.

“Ye have somethin’ that belongs to me, Bryce Dunbar, somethin’ I am eager to see returned,” Stewart called up, as down below his men made ready with the flames.

“And what would that be?” Bryce replied.

“Ye know full well what it is, the lass to whom I am rightfully betrothed, the lass ye wrecked off yer beach and are holdin’ here for yer own wicked pleasures. Return her and I shall leave ye alone, for now,” Stewart said.

“If ye mean Ailsa Kennedy then I assure ye she is quite free to go, should she so wish to. But I know she has nay desire to go with ye, nor to marry ye, and I will nae see her turned out of this castle to a life of misery with ye on yer island,” Bryce said, as Stewart McKinnon shook his head in anger and placed his hand upon his sword.

“Ye we will nae be harmed, Bryce Dunbar, ye and yer clan may remain in peace, but ye will hand Ailsa over to me or I shall be forced to take her by force, dae ye hear me?” Stewart cried.

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