A Knight of Honor
“Slane told Richard. As soon as he had returned to the castle, Slane immediately sought out his brother and found him in his solar, poring over his ledgers. Slane was amazed at how long Richard could look at the pitiful numbers he found there, as if he were expecting them to double before his very eyes.
Richard glanced up from the calculations that lay before him to lock eyes with Slane. “What in heaven’s name are you talking about?”
“You don’t need her dowry. You can let her go.”
“Let her g...o?” Richard exclaimed, throwing himself back in his chair in exasperation. “Have you lost hold of your senses, brother?”
Slane scowled and stepped forward. “Richard.” He planted his hands on the desk and leaned forward. “Corydon is dead. The threat of invasion is gone.”
“There is always a threat of invasion. Corydon was just one fool in a sea of many. I still need knights to guard my castle.”
A prickling feeling started at the nape of Slane’s neck, crawling along his skin like a poisonous spider seeking a choice spot to sink its fangs. “You don’t want her any more than she wants to be your wife.”MoreLess
Richard glanced up from the calculations that lay before him to lock eyes with Slane. “What in heaven’s name are you talking about?”
“You don’t need her dowry. You can let her go.”
“Let her g...o?” Richard exclaimed, throwing himself back in his chair in exasperation. “Have you lost hold of your senses, brother?”
Slane scowled and stepped forward. “Richard.” He planted his hands on the desk and leaned forward. “Corydon is dead. The threat of invasion is gone.”
“There is always a threat of invasion. Corydon was just one fool in a sea of many. I still need knights to guard my castle.”
A prickling feeling started at the nape of Slane’s neck, crawling along his skin like a poisonous spider seeking a choice spot to sink its fangs. “You don’t want her any more than she wants to be your wife.”MoreLess
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