In the Bed of a Duke
“Inside, Father Nicholas, a renegade French priest who had escaped the Terror of his homeland decades before, drowsed near the hearth, where a small fire warmed his bones.
Like so many others, Father Nicholas had come to Nathraichean because he had nowhere else to go. No one knew where he’d come from, and he rarely discussed his history.
At one time, he’d counseled Lady Rowena; but she’d turned on him as she did all who served her, with the exception of Moira. Tavis had come upon the priest shiv...ering in his sleep on the ground outside Nathraichean’s walls. Everyone else was afraid to take the old man in lest they anger Lady Rowena, but Tavis had felt he had nothing to lose. Moira had left him, and the cottage was too empty and silent without her.
And while age may have clouded the priest’s eyesight, it had not touched his mind. He came awake the moment Tavis closed the cottage door. Lifting his head, he asked in French-accented English with just a hint of a brogue, “What is the news?MoreLess
Like so many others, Father Nicholas had come to Nathraichean because he had nowhere else to go. No one knew where he’d come from, and he rarely discussed his history.
At one time, he’d counseled Lady Rowena; but she’d turned on him as she did all who served her, with the exception of Moira. Tavis had come upon the priest shiv...ering in his sleep on the ground outside Nathraichean’s walls. Everyone else was afraid to take the old man in lest they anger Lady Rowena, but Tavis had felt he had nothing to lose. Moira had left him, and the cottage was too empty and silent without her.
And while age may have clouded the priest’s eyesight, it had not touched his mind. He came awake the moment Tavis closed the cottage door. Lifting his head, he asked in French-accented English with just a hint of a brogue, “What is the news?MoreLess
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