Fragments of Grace (Prequel to the Dragonblade Trilogy)
“The soldier who had delivered the missive went so far as to take a few steps back and away from the man. He didn’t like the color of his face.
But Ingilby didn’t explode. His cheeks turned red and he actually might have frothed at the mouth, but he didn’t explode. He read the missive in his hand, twice, before setting it deliberately to the feasting table and rising to his feet. He sighed heavily as he moved away from the table, pacing, his mind whirling with thought and prospect. Dogs scattered out of his way as he moved around the room, kicking aside a dog that didn’t move fast enough.
“So he has pledged her,” he muttered, wringing at his hands. “Anton de Geld has pledged my goddess to St.
Hèver, in fact. No wonder the man threatened me. Now it all makes sense.”
There wasn’t anyone to answer him other than the soldier who had delivered the missive. He had taken the vellum from a rider bearing Coverdale’s colors and watched with curiosity as the man handed over the stamped and r...olled missive, and then tore off in the direction he had come from as fast as he could.MoreLess
But Ingilby didn’t explode. His cheeks turned red and he actually might have frothed at the mouth, but he didn’t explode. He read the missive in his hand, twice, before setting it deliberately to the feasting table and rising to his feet. He sighed heavily as he moved away from the table, pacing, his mind whirling with thought and prospect. Dogs scattered out of his way as he moved around the room, kicking aside a dog that didn’t move fast enough.
“So he has pledged her,” he muttered, wringing at his hands. “Anton de Geld has pledged my goddess to St.
Hèver, in fact. No wonder the man threatened me. Now it all makes sense.”
There wasn’t anyone to answer him other than the soldier who had delivered the missive. He had taken the vellum from a rider bearing Coverdale’s colors and watched with curiosity as the man handed over the stamped and r...olled missive, and then tore off in the direction he had come from as fast as he could.MoreLess
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