Court Duel
“I stepped back; Flauvic looked up as two riders trotted into view.
My first reaction was blank dismay when I saw Savona and Shevraeth riding side by side. The three lords greeted one another with practiced politeness; and when the newcomers turned to me, I curtsied silently.
By the time I had realized that the very fineness of their manners was a kind of message, somehow it was agreed—amid a barrage of mutual compliments—that Flauvic's escort could be dispensed with and the two would ac...company me back to the Residence. Savona swung down from his mount and took the reins in hand, falling in step on my left side. Shevraeth, too, joined me on foot, at my right. They were both informally dressed—just returning from the swordfightdng practice, I realized. Meanwhile Flauvic had disappeared, as if he'd dissolved into the ground.
All my impressions and speculations resolved into one question: Why did they think I had to be accompanied?MoreLess
My first reaction was blank dismay when I saw Savona and Shevraeth riding side by side. The three lords greeted one another with practiced politeness; and when the newcomers turned to me, I curtsied silently.
By the time I had realized that the very fineness of their manners was a kind of message, somehow it was agreed—amid a barrage of mutual compliments—that Flauvic's escort could be dispensed with and the two would ac...company me back to the Residence. Savona swung down from his mount and took the reins in hand, falling in step on my left side. Shevraeth, too, joined me on foot, at my right. They were both informally dressed—just returning from the swordfightdng practice, I realized. Meanwhile Flauvic had disappeared, as if he'd dissolved into the ground.
All my impressions and speculations resolved into one question: Why did they think I had to be accompanied?MoreLess
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