Kingdom's Dream (2001)
“And perhaps it was. How could she trust an old woman’s knowledge of plants and the effect they would have on her unborn child?
No! It was not a child yet! She pushed away the thought. It was an unfortunate accident and must be put right, if she was to go on with her life. She picked up the cup and put it to her lips, closing her eyes tightly. The liquid was bitter, even though she had added honey to it as Mrs Keen had told her.
‘Well, Mrs Keen, I hope you know what you’re doing.’ She tipped bac...k her head and swallowed. It burned down her throat and into her stomach and Shanni panicked. What if it was lethal?
She put down the cup, staring into the dregs with distaste. As she heard Pedr’s whistle she looked up sharply. He was coming up the path.
Quickly, Shanni hid the cup and set about laying the table for a meal, not that she could eat a thing but Pedr would be famished. She took up the loaf and began to cut thick rounds of bread. He liked his bread crusty and hot and tonight she wanted to please him.MoreLess
No! It was not a child yet! She pushed away the thought. It was an unfortunate accident and must be put right, if she was to go on with her life. She picked up the cup and put it to her lips, closing her eyes tightly. The liquid was bitter, even though she had added honey to it as Mrs Keen had told her.
‘Well, Mrs Keen, I hope you know what you’re doing.’ She tipped bac...k her head and swallowed. It burned down her throat and into her stomach and Shanni panicked. What if it was lethal?
She put down the cup, staring into the dregs with distaste. As she heard Pedr’s whistle she looked up sharply. He was coming up the path.
Quickly, Shanni hid the cup and set about laying the table for a meal, not that she could eat a thing but Pedr would be famished. She took up the loaf and began to cut thick rounds of bread. He liked his bread crusty and hot and tonight she wanted to please him.MoreLess
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