Magic Three of Solatia
“Sianna’s Plan WHEN SIANNA RETURNED AT sundown from gathering herbs, she found the soup cold. Her father sat in the chimney corner, his head in his hands. His face in the shadows seemed long, and hollows were in his cheeks.
“Father, what has happened? What is the matter?” cried Sianna the moment she saw him.
Silently he handed her the letter. She could scarcely make it out in the gloom. Sian attempted stoking the fire, and warmth and light began to enter the dark kitchen.
“It is a great honor to... wed a king,” said Sian slowly.
Sianna looked at her father. “You know full well it is no honor to wed this king, this blackguard. He is a hard man with more power than wisdom. He has rid himself of all who might challenge him. I see he would silence me, too, though I am far from the counsels of the rich.”
“I do not understand,” Sian said. “What do you mean, silence you? And why should he want to marry you? There are many marriageable maidens among the families of wealth.”
“I think he has heard tales of me in his great hall, as you have heard tales of him in our poor village.MoreLess
“Father, what has happened? What is the matter?” cried Sianna the moment she saw him.
Silently he handed her the letter. She could scarcely make it out in the gloom. Sian attempted stoking the fire, and warmth and light began to enter the dark kitchen.
“It is a great honor to... wed a king,” said Sian slowly.
Sianna looked at her father. “You know full well it is no honor to wed this king, this blackguard. He is a hard man with more power than wisdom. He has rid himself of all who might challenge him. I see he would silence me, too, though I am far from the counsels of the rich.”
“I do not understand,” Sian said. “What do you mean, silence you? And why should he want to marry you? There are many marriageable maidens among the families of wealth.”
“I think he has heard tales of me in his great hall, as you have heard tales of him in our poor village.MoreLess
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