Dark Champion
“Soon the king arrived in her room, accompanied by FitzRoger and Henry’s personal physician. The man examined her feet and pronounced them to be as well as possible, and fit for walking if she were careful. He applied his own healing salve, then left.As this was going on, Imogen studied the king, wondering what would have happened if she had left her fate completely in his hands.Henry Beauclerk was in his thirties and not a particularly handsome man, but he had the presence of a king. He was sto...cky and strong, with thick dark hair hanging in fashionable curls on his shoulders and over his brow, and vivid dark eyes. Crisp dark hair grew on his brawny arms, too, and down onto his strong, short-fingered hands.Though he clearly enjoyed fine dressing, he was no more ostentatious than any other nobleman. If she could get at her treasure, Imogen decided, she could easily cast him in the shade. Then she remembered her father’s warning that it was not wise to flaunt wealth before princes.Perhaps that was why FitzRoger was dressed in a simple linen tunic of red woven with black, with only one bracelet and his ring by the way of ornament.The king was in a good humor, and his eyes gleamed merrily as he teased her and FitzRoger about the coming wedding.When he spoke of Warbrick, however, his expression turned cold and hard as a blade.MoreLess
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