Realm 05 - a Touch of Mercy
“If not for Mr. Hill, she would possess no such luxury. The man had protected her from the onset of their acquaintance. She had been fortunate to find such an honorable man.
For the hundredth time, she eyed the table of four gentlemen and clutched her cloak tighter. The oldest of the four had made overtures in her direction, but the youngest had returned the man’s attentions to the cards. From what she had overheard the innkeeper say to his wife, the four men had spent last evening in a highly c...ontested card game. The innkeeper expected the card players to be residents of the inn for several days. “You know they be staying as before,” the innkeeper had said. “So you need to keep a fit stew in the pot. They will play until one be the victor.” Mercy forced her eyes to the window. If the stage was on time, she had less than a half hour before she would be on her way to London.
The sound of chairs scrapping along the wood floor announced a break from the game. Mercy stiffened and dropped her eyes when the older gentleman sauntered clumsily in her direction.MoreLess
For the hundredth time, she eyed the table of four gentlemen and clutched her cloak tighter. The oldest of the four had made overtures in her direction, but the youngest had returned the man’s attentions to the cards. From what she had overheard the innkeeper say to his wife, the four men had spent last evening in a highly c...ontested card game. The innkeeper expected the card players to be residents of the inn for several days. “You know they be staying as before,” the innkeeper had said. “So you need to keep a fit stew in the pot. They will play until one be the victor.” Mercy forced her eyes to the window. If the stage was on time, she had less than a half hour before she would be on her way to London.
The sound of chairs scrapping along the wood floor announced a break from the game. Mercy stiffened and dropped her eyes when the older gentleman sauntered clumsily in her direction.MoreLess
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