In a Treacherous Court

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Of the Chief Conditions and Qualityes in a Waytyng Gentylwoman: To have an understandinge in all thinges belonginge to the Courtier, that she maye gyve her judgemente to commend and to make of gentilmen according to their worthinesse and desertes.
Parker watched Susanna from the doorway, watched the sensuous movement of her hands over the smooth stocks of his crossbows. “Beautiful, aren’t they?”
She jumped and spun, her hand going to her throat. She did not scold him for startling her, but rela
...xed and turned back to the table. Her fingers again traced the patterns inlaid in the wood.
She had been waiting for him to conduct his business and enter the new crossbows into the register for a half hour, and it was bitterly cold in the unheated storeroom. Parker felt guilty for leaving her here, but at least she’d been safe under the protection of the yeomen guards.
“They are beautiful. A marriage of art and function. Does it take much time to master them?”
“Aye. Though it’s easier than the longbow.”
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