Flame
“The threat of violence lurked in every corner, and the few audible murmurs poisoned the air with low, menacing growls. On the walls, armed hunters and dying animals glared down from tapestries amid the mounted heads of deer and elk and boar.
And at the head table, the two leaders seemed to be making no serious attempt to dispel the gloom or to ease the tension.
Gavin Kerr stared thoughtfully at the crystal goblet in his hand. The wine, red and potent, glowed in the light of the fire in the grea...t hearth. It was difficult for him to ignore the seed of suspicion that the priest had planted in his mind. From the time he’d greeted the Earl of Athol and his men, a coldness had taken control of him, driving his actions. Gavin knew he was not very proficient at hiding his feelings, and he was certain that the tall, lean Highlander had read the distrust in his face. Now, sitting at the long table with the haughty, silent man, he wondered if John Stewart was indeed responsible for the deaths that had taken place here last fall.MoreLess
And at the head table, the two leaders seemed to be making no serious attempt to dispel the gloom or to ease the tension.
Gavin Kerr stared thoughtfully at the crystal goblet in his hand. The wine, red and potent, glowed in the light of the fire in the grea...t hearth. It was difficult for him to ignore the seed of suspicion that the priest had planted in his mind. From the time he’d greeted the Earl of Athol and his men, a coldness had taken control of him, driving his actions. Gavin knew he was not very proficient at hiding his feelings, and he was certain that the tall, lean Highlander had read the distrust in his face. Now, sitting at the long table with the haughty, silent man, he wondered if John Stewart was indeed responsible for the deaths that had taken place here last fall.MoreLess
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