“Juniper Mackenzie said in glad surprise as the door opened.“My dear,” the Englishman said, blinking his slightly watery blue eyes and shedding his cloak and sword belt; he was dressed for travel in winter…and not in a kilt.“I thought you had other business?” she went on. “And you didn’t come all the way across the Valley by yourself?”“I did have business,” he said, smiling with a little constraint in it. “But it’s finished…and that’s what I’m here in Corvallis to talk about.”“But come in, and h...ave something hot to drink!”He did, putting a parcel on the mantelpiece and warming his hands before the fire, then taking the cup and draining it. The little sitting room in the Clan’s Corvallan guest-house was warm and cozy enough, with a low blaze in the hearth, and windows closed against a cold slow rain.“Mathilda’s having a nap,” Juniper said, nodding to the corridor. “She’s overexcited, poor thing. You’ve heard—”“Yes, I spoke with Eilir, and heard about Mistress Arminger,”MoreLessRead More Read Less
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