“The latter said, “Give us the round tale, lass. We’ll see what we make of it.” Thinking of Jake and what he faced with Ranald and her father, Alyson found it easier than expected to say, “It is as it should be, Aunt Beatha.” “This wheen o’ blethers about Niall being dead and ye already married again? I dinna mind telling ye, I canna get my mind round it.” “Nor can I, Alyson,” her mother said fretfully. “If you do not know that Niall is dead—” “I saw Niall in his coffin, Mam,” Alyson interjected.... Both women stared at her and then at each other. She knew that the two of them accepted her Sight more readily than the rest of her family. Lady Beatha, for once, did not assert herself but nodded when Lady Farigaig said, “Even so, Allie, this marriage you’ve made with Sir Jacob cannot be lawful.” “But it is, aye, Mam,” Alyson said. “Sithee, the Papal Legate annulled my marriage to Niall, because…” Meeting her never-wed great-aunt’s piercing gaze, she faltered, drew breath, and said, “That is, Niall… we never consummated our union.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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