The Movement of Rings by Nadine Keels

Author:Nadine Keels
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: interracial romance, womens fiction, historical fantasy, inspirational romance, strong female leads, novella series, fictional worlds, christian novellas
Publisher: Indie Author Project

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Unheard of and Unforeseen

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It wasn’t long before those who were in any way involved with the refurbishment of the Mundayne empire’s palace could agree that Diachona had made a prudent choice in the selection of the project’s overseer. The palace would be Commander Alexander and Princess Constance’s home as newlyweds, once they, the imminent governors chosen by King Matthias, showed up in the rainy season to fill their positions.

Therefore, Chieftain Greenly undertook his duty conscientiously. He kept the work on a tight schedule of progress, utilizing his sharp attention to detail to see to the specific elements that the prospective mistress of the estate had made requests about, as well as others she hadn’t. The men in the Diachonian company who had come to support the work jested about the eye for delicacy they hadn’t known the practical and businesslike Greenly to possess, but none of them could find fault with his competent performance.

What did ruffle a few of them, however, was the spreading realization that Greenly, without an announcement made to anyone, had started using his leisure time to consort with one of the Mundaynes on hand for the refurbishment, the lady interpreter who’d passed the Ring of Will to the king when he’d come to Munda. No Diachonians other than the chieftain’s closemouthed guards had definite knowledge of how Greenly spent his private time away from the estate grounds, but he had been seen taking some walks through estate gardens with the woman in question.

“Are you courting the lady we’ve seen you walking with?” the elder by the name of Cobalt asked Greenly one evening during a supper at the palace when only the members of their company were present in the informal dining room they were using.

Greenly, who had known the topic would come up sooner or later, looked around at the inquiring faces of the others at the table. He adjusted the stiff collar of his shirt beneath his vest and took an unrushed bite of his meal.

“You know the one I’m talking about,” Elder Cobalt pushed on. “The lady we all remember from our first reception here. The Mundayne servant with the king’s ring in her hair.”

Greenly’s brow furrowed, his head tipping with consideration when he spoke. “I’ve found that ‘servant’ is somewhat of a complex word in this country. Apart from the truth that each of us who aim for greatness must be servants of all,” he mentioned with a meaningful look at Cobalt, “I think that many of those who are or have been called imperial servants here might be called something between servants and courtiers in Diachona.”

Cobalt shook his head, dabbing his mouth with his napkin. “Hm. Well, servant, courtier, whatever we should call the lady, we’re aware that she is a Mundayne. Which is why we all deserve to know whether you are courting her or not.”

An amused smile worked its way over Greenly’s mouth. “With all respect, Elder, one lady or another I might or might not be courting has never been any concern of yours or of anyone else’s here.

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