The Legend of Lady MacLaoch by Becky Banks

Author:Becky Banks [Banks, Becky]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Ha'iku Press
Published: 2011-05-23T05:00:00+00:00

“Does not matter. The reason I’m telling ye all this is tha’ tomorrow you will meet people who believe tha’ there is no reason for making their own plans for their lives because the curse will come as a death sentence once they or their children step into my shoes. They will not take lightly the news tha’ ye are a Minary and possibly the descendant of Iain Eliphlet Minory—and they won’t care tha’ it’s one letter different.”

It was as if that massive brick wall had come shuddering down between us again. Rowan was a private man, and I could respect that, but I didn’t want him thinking for another moment that I pitied him.

“I appreciate your warning,” I said and then added, “Rowan, I don’t pity you. It’s more like admiration. You aren’t hiding under a rock waiting to be beaten again. You’ve risen to the challenge and met it head on. But you can’t really believe that you have no hand in your own destiny, that everything is decided by this legend.”

This earned a small tug at the corner of his mouth. “I may have been raised here, spoon-fed the history of our clan, but I’ve spent the better parts of my life strapped into a cockpit doing twice the speed of sound over nations all over this world. I know tha’ I guide my own destiny, Ms. Baker—but I’ll live my life with a heavy dose of caution, if ye don’t mind.”

“That’s fair, but easy for you to say as a MacLaoch,” I said, feeling the need to lighten the mood. “From what you said earlier, I’m scared about how tomorrow will go—I’m not sure you’ve decided not to throw me in the dungeons after all. It sounds like you’ll be feeding me to the lions.”

I stood and gathered my things. Rowan stood as well, and we started the journey back. “What does the clan have in place for a plan once you do find a Minory?” I asked.

“Dinnae know, actually,” he said as he kept pace with me, hands safely in his pockets. “I suppose no one has thought much beyond them knowing how to remove the curse.”

“Or what if the other version of the legend is correct, that Lady MacLaoch was heartbroken over her lost love and not over her horrible ordeal? Then, isn’t she supposed to remove the curse once the clan chieftain has walked in her shoes or some such?”

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