Ann of Cambray (2016)
“Raoul was in the room, leaning on his bloodstained sword. His panting filled the air. About him, the dead men’s bodies sagged. He bent and scooped up the one that lolled across my legs, dragging me upright against the table. His hands were about my face and body, causing more pain, for he forgot he wore mail gauntlets, but the pain made me feel alive. I could not see his face beneath the coif and heavy helmet, and he forgot them too, mouthing words at me that I could not hear. His flag bearer, ...more sensible, brought some of the wine, which he poured out in a gush, most of it running freely on the floor where the boards were already turned to red. At last, when he seemed convinced that no real harm had come to me, although I turned aside for shame and could not speak, he straightened himself. I heard the quick rasp of boots and spurs as he took the floor in a stride.
‘Upon your life,’ he snarled at his guard who waited at the doorway, where they had cleared away the huddle of bodies that had been caught there.MoreLess
‘Upon your life,’ he snarled at his guard who waited at the doorway, where they had cleared away the huddle of bodies that had been caught there.MoreLess
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