The Scot's Quest by Keira Montclair

Author:Keira Montclair [Montclair, Keira]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Highland
Published: 2020-08-20T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

Dyna started pacing, trying to process all that had transpired. Derric’s irritating possessiveness. Senga’s death. The possibility that he might still have a child out there.

The dream about Grandsire.

She closed her eyes and massaged her temples, wishing that small action could squeeze out another dream, another vision of the future. Of course it did not. She made a silent plea to the heavens to help her.

Still naught.

The dream haunted her. The worst part had been the feeling of helplessness, the knowledge that only Derric would be able to reach Grandsire. That she would not be able to do anything for either of them. Desperate to get the troubling images out of her mind, she only came up with one thought to distract her.

Derric with his tunic off.

She was still thinking about it, her mind summoning those hard ridges of muscle, when the very man she was imagining approached her from behind, making her jump. “Dammit, you could have warned me.”

“Sorry, Diamond. I’m about to ride west, but I should be back in a couple of hours.

She nodded. “Godspeed. I’ll be here.”

Unable to tear her gaze from him, she watched as he hopped on his horse and left, speaking to no one else. He did look back once, winked at her, then went on his way. She’d do as he asked and wait for him. But she was starting to feel a desperate need for word about her dear grandfather.

A small group of horses approached the camp, and her eyes caught the familiar colors of their plaids. Grant warriors. She hurried over to where the other Grant guards had gathered, and together they awaited the arrival of the newcomers.

Her heart hammered in her chest as they waited. This new group had to be bearing a message.

“What is it?” she bellowed, not wishing to wait any longer.

She noticed that King Robert had joined them and was watching with interest.

The lead horse slowed, the horse foaming a little at the mouth from having been pushed too hard. The warrior jumped down and said, “I bear a message for you, Dyna, from your sire. You’re needed at home.”

She spun around, ready to find her horse and mount up, but Robert’s question gave her pause. “Why? Is there trouble with the English?”

“We were not told, my king. We were instructed to fetch Dyna only and escort her home.”

King Robert stared at the man, a look that usually yielded results, she was sure, but the messenger said no more. The king finally nodded. “Grab yourselves an ale and water your horses at the burn before you leave.”

The men dismounted, but one of them said, “We leave for the return trip in a quarter hour.”

The king approached her. “If this involves another kidnapping of one of your clan,” he said in an undertone, “I wish to be apprised of the matter immediately.”

He was fully aware of all that had happened to their clan—to wee John, to Kyla, to Alex Grant—and if the English were to succeed

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