Dreamer (Highland Treasure Trilogy)
“It was just a matter of perseverance.
John Stewart watched his bride slip quietly into the darkened Great Hall. She would not see him sitting in the shadows by the wall, he was quite certain of that. Only the flickering light of the dying fire behind the dais illuminated the Hall, and he smiled as she directed a quick and somewhat nervous glance toward the empty laird’s seat. Two dozen men were sleeping on the benches, but none even stirred when one of the dogs lifted his head and growled at t...he intruder before yawning and laying his head down again.
She turned and hurried into the passage leading toward the kitchens.
Well, she would find little to sustain her there, Athol thought. He’d made certain of that earlier, directing the cook and the steward to lock away everything after the meal was cleared from the long trestle tables. And she was not to be fed. That had been his command. If she did not find his company--or for that matter, the company of his people--good enough to join them down in the Hall for meals, then she could damn well starve.MoreLess
John Stewart watched his bride slip quietly into the darkened Great Hall. She would not see him sitting in the shadows by the wall, he was quite certain of that. Only the flickering light of the dying fire behind the dais illuminated the Hall, and he smiled as she directed a quick and somewhat nervous glance toward the empty laird’s seat. Two dozen men were sleeping on the benches, but none even stirred when one of the dogs lifted his head and growled at t...he intruder before yawning and laying his head down again.
She turned and hurried into the passage leading toward the kitchens.
Well, she would find little to sustain her there, Athol thought. He’d made certain of that earlier, directing the cook and the steward to lock away everything after the meal was cleared from the long trestle tables. And she was not to be fed. That had been his command. If she did not find his company--or for that matter, the company of his people--good enough to join them down in the Hall for meals, then she could damn well starve.MoreLess
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