Knights
“Dane was still ruffled from his encounter with Gloriana when he stepped over the threshold.
Gareth, apparently unaware of his brother’s presence, stood at one of the windows with both hands braced upon the sill, gazing toward the abbey. His thoughts could have been no plainer if they’d been written in letters of fire—even now, then, Gareth pined for his fey Elaina.
“Is she still with the nuns?” Dane asked. He spoke quietly, but his voice came out sounding rough.
His brother’s broad, sturdy shou...lders stiffened almost imperceptibly, as if in response to a cudgel blow, and he turned at last to face Kenbrook.
“She is no better,” he said with a nod, and though he smiled, both his words and his eyes brimmed with sorrow. “But no worse. We must be thankful for whatever blessings heaven deigns to grant us.”
Dane crossed the room and stood before his brother. For a long moment, the two men simply looked at each other in silence, thinking their own thoughts and sharing no part of them.MoreLess
Gareth, apparently unaware of his brother’s presence, stood at one of the windows with both hands braced upon the sill, gazing toward the abbey. His thoughts could have been no plainer if they’d been written in letters of fire—even now, then, Gareth pined for his fey Elaina.
“Is she still with the nuns?” Dane asked. He spoke quietly, but his voice came out sounding rough.
His brother’s broad, sturdy shou...lders stiffened almost imperceptibly, as if in response to a cudgel blow, and he turned at last to face Kenbrook.
“She is no better,” he said with a nod, and though he smiled, both his words and his eyes brimmed with sorrow. “But no worse. We must be thankful for whatever blessings heaven deigns to grant us.”
Dane crossed the room and stood before his brother. For a long moment, the two men simply looked at each other in silence, thinking their own thoughts and sharing no part of them.MoreLess
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