Forbidden Lord (2008)
“The next day they would reach York. Darkness was falling and it had been raining for the best part of the day. Welcome lights shone from the inn’s windows and smoke twisted up from its chimneys. Eleanor slid from her horse and ducked her head as a gust of wind buffeted her.
Camaraderie restored between them, half-smiling, William looked at her, knowing how relieved she was that this was to be their last night on the road, but she was staring straight ahead, her face ashen. Following her gaze, h...e saw two men taking to the road. They hadn’t seen the new arrivals and they looked in a hurry. Both men were shrouded in black cloaks, their hats pulled down and partly shielding their faces from the buffeting wind, but they were familiar to Eleanor.
She became still as she puzzled over the familiarity of the men, looking at the gate through which they had disappeared, then shook her head.
‘Why do you frown?’ William enquired.
‘Those two men who just rode out were familiar to me,’ she replied quietly.MoreLess
Camaraderie restored between them, half-smiling, William looked at her, knowing how relieved she was that this was to be their last night on the road, but she was staring straight ahead, her face ashen. Following her gaze, h...e saw two men taking to the road. They hadn’t seen the new arrivals and they looked in a hurry. Both men were shrouded in black cloaks, their hats pulled down and partly shielding their faces from the buffeting wind, but they were familiar to Eleanor.
She became still as she puzzled over the familiarity of the men, looking at the gate through which they had disappeared, then shook her head.
‘Why do you frown?’ William enquired.
‘Those two men who just rode out were familiar to me,’ she replied quietly.MoreLess
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