Kiss of the Rose
“It was shortly before the sun was due to rise. The ground was hard and laced with frost as was the very air they struggled to breathe. Rhys drew his dagger and Rosalind did the same. She brought her horse around to face the threat more directly, and then relaxed.“It’s Sir Christopher.”“Aye,” replied Rhys. “He can’t seem to leave us in peace, can he?”When he drew closer, Christopher doffed his black cap to them and dropped his horse into a walk. “Good morning to you both. I apologize for disturb...ing your ride, but there is something important I need to tell you.”Rhys glanced at Rosalind and then nodded. “We can dismount by the edge of that field and talk there. I doubt we will be seen through all this mist.”Rosalind stole another quick look at Christopher’s expression. She found it hard to reconcile this hard-faced man with the smiling charmer who had danced with her in the Great Hall. He concealed his abilities almost as well as she did, hid both his strength and vulnerability behind a gracious social mask.She swung her leg over the saddle and paused as both men strode toward her to help her dismount.MoreLess
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