The Highlander's Quest by D'Angelo Dana

Author:D'Angelo, Dana [D'Angelo, Dana]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Tags: Scottish medieval romance novel
Publisher: Dana-Dangelo.com
Published: 2020-08-10T16:00:00+00:00

As everyone’s attention became fixated on his arms, Angus glanced down as well. He examined the raised skin for a long moment. He then twisted his other arm and found a few more discolored marks of various sizes.

“I dinnae ken where these came from,” he said almost to himself.

He tried to search through his foggy memory to discover the origins of the scars. Injuries like these would have cut down a lesser man. Yet somehow, he also possessed pieces of knowledge that no ordinary citizen would have. Was he some sort of leader then? Or was he merely a mercenary who fought many wars for money?

Angus closed his eyes as he tried to concentrate on his faulty memory. He was so focused on searching his identity that he neglected to ask the most essential things about himself. Where did he obtain his combat skills? And if he were highly trained, why wasn’t he able to defend himself against his enemies? If he had, he surely wouldn’t be in this situation now. As more questions arose, new and vague recollections began to appear in his mind’s eye. At the same time, the shouts and screams that he sometimes heard in his dreams resurfaced. But although the echoes of his past were starting to come back, the broken memories weren’t enough for him. He needed more.

“Perhaps I’m a warrior,” he said slowly.

Jon grinned. “I’m sure of it.” He glanced at his brother before he dug into his sporran. “We can pay ye for the training,” he said.

“I might nae remember enough tae teach anything useful.”

“I’m certain your memory will come back once we start training,” Jon said eagerly. He held out a paltry sum of money. “Here, take it.”

Angus looked at the tempting coins and then shook his head. Maybe the lad was right. If he practiced and taught hand-to-hand combat to these youths, more memories of his past could be unlocked. “Keep your money. Ye might find a use for it in our travels.”

Jon raised his brows as if he couldn’t believe what he had just heard. “Are ye saying that we can join ye?”

“Aye. Meet us outside the tavern first thing in the morning.”

The boys beamed and hurried away before Angus changed his mind.

Elspeth let out a rush of air, appearing relieved that he wasn’t going to kill the brats after all. When they showed up, he was tempted to give them a thrashing, but now he saw that they might prove useful. No one had ever asked him about the scars or where he obtained his fighting skills. But now that the questions were raised, they demanded answers. At least these difficult questions would occupy his mind, and stop him from questioning why he had kissed Elspeth. When he woke earlier and discovered her watching him, he found it impossible to fight his attraction to her. It was a mistake to pursue it. But damn, he would never forget the taste of her honeyed lips.

Angus shook his head to

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