Sir Bentley and Holbrook Court by Chuck Black

Author:Chuck Black [BLACK, CHUCK]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-60142-262-0
Publisher: The Doubleday Religious Publishing Group
Published: 2009-10-15T16:00:00+00:00

THE HOG FARMER'S

DAUGHTER

Bentley set his course toward the cottage, hoping that Sir Demus might still be tarrying there. He knew he might not find him, for Demus had indicated he would have other duties in Bentley's absence. He desperately desired the counsel of this wise mute man, but if that was not to be, there was another purpose for his return. It was time to collect his horse, take up his sword, and put on the full armor of the King.

Not too far out of Holbrook, the road rose up from the river plain and into the hills, and Bentley once again came to the fork in the road. One branch wove through the Brimwood Forest to the north, where Bentley could see portions of the beautiful Crimson River winding its way through the trees and toward Holbrook. The road he took led along the ridge of a hill for some distance and took him near Demus's cottage. By now the scorching afternoon sun had fallen far enough to the horizon to cast long, welcoming shadows.

Bentley arrived at the crest of the hill where he and Sir Demus had last trained. The cottage was just visible at the lengthy end of a small valley on one side, and the distant checkered farms of Holbrook were visible on the other. He paused and considered the past few months as he gazed toward Holbrook and the road that had led him here. He breathed deeply and was just about to turn toward the cottage when movement on the road caught his eye.

A wagon with a driver, a rider on the back gate, and a single horse was nearing the fork in the road. Though the distance was too far to identify the driver's features, Bentley was certain that it could be none other than Eirwyn returning from a visit to the people.

He waved his arm high above his head, but he was far to the right of her view. He brought his hands to his mouth and took a deep breath to call out to her, then stopped as a slightly mischievous thought entered his mind.

The Mercy Maiden was a mystery to all of Holbrook. If he followed her to her father's hog farm, he might be able to discover more about this odiferous and unusual young woman. He watched as she took the road at the fork that led to the forest.

Bentley abandoned his trek to the cottage and wasted no time retracing his steps back to the fork. By this point, however, he was far behind Eirwyn's wagon—and he had known it would be difficult to catch up with her as it was.

The road Eirwyn took wound its way through the hills until it disappeared in the thick trees of the Brimwood Forest. Bentley followed, trailing far behind. At times, he lost sight of her completely. And once in the forest, she seemed to completely disappear.

Bentley quickened his pace and began to tire. Would he ever be able to catch her? The forest smelled sweetly of pine and honeysuckle.

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