Highlander's Challenge
“"The woman, she's gone," he sputtered behind his bloodied fist.
A snort, followed by several small bouts of laughter, sounded around them, but Colin ignored it. Eyeing the lad carefully, he asked, "What do you mean, she's gone? And what happened tae your nose?" "She caught me unawares," he said, his eyes darting to the side as the choked laughter grew. "She must have had a bit of stone in her hand or such," he muttered.
"By the saints, not again." Colin rubbed his hand down his face, wearier th...an he should be for so early in the day.
"Where was she last?" "With Master Southernland." He ignored the sudden knot in his stomach. The fact that she'd spent so much time in Ian's room was of no concern. She was tending his wound and nothing more. But his thoughts continued conjuring heated images in the back of his mind.
Michael's voice, full of remorse, snatched him back from his silent brooding.
"I have searched the entire keep and canna find a trace of her. She's vanished," the young man said with awe.MoreLess
A snort, followed by several small bouts of laughter, sounded around them, but Colin ignored it. Eyeing the lad carefully, he asked, "What do you mean, she's gone? And what happened tae your nose?" "She caught me unawares," he said, his eyes darting to the side as the choked laughter grew. "She must have had a bit of stone in her hand or such," he muttered.
"By the saints, not again." Colin rubbed his hand down his face, wearier th...an he should be for so early in the day.
"Where was she last?" "With Master Southernland." He ignored the sudden knot in his stomach. The fact that she'd spent so much time in Ian's room was of no concern. She was tending his wound and nothing more. But his thoughts continued conjuring heated images in the back of his mind.
Michael's voice, full of remorse, snatched him back from his silent brooding.
"I have searched the entire keep and canna find a trace of her. She's vanished," the young man said with awe.MoreLess
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