Return of the Rogue
Return of the Rogue
“His glance went directly to the bed, and sure enough it was empty. How did Honora sneak out without him hearing her? He shook his head and coughed a laugh, recalling how he intended to teach her to move about unnoticed and that she apparently already possessed the skill.
He stood with a stretch, working the stiffness out of his back and legs, and stopped abruptly, glancing down at the blanket. He stared at the crumpled piece of wool and fought to remember.
It hit him like a punch to the gut, an...d he almost stumbled back from the blow. He had woken in the middle of the night, his blanket pulled up over his shoulders, the fire stoked, and thought he had seen his wife peeking at him over the edge of the bed.
Had she tucked the blanket over him?
He scooped up the blanket and rubbed the soft wool between his fingers. He recalled kicking it off him and shivering, the ambers dying in the hearth. He cursed himself for having forgotten to stoke the fire last night. He’d drowned his sorrows and his desire for his wife in too much drink.MoreLess
He stood with a stretch, working the stiffness out of his back and legs, and stopped abruptly, glancing down at the blanket. He stared at the crumpled piece of wool and fought to remember.
It hit him like a punch to the gut, an...d he almost stumbled back from the blow. He had woken in the middle of the night, his blanket pulled up over his shoulders, the fire stoked, and thought he had seen his wife peeking at him over the edge of the bed.
Had she tucked the blanket over him?
He scooped up the blanket and rubbed the soft wool between his fingers. He recalled kicking it off him and shivering, the ambers dying in the hearth. He cursed himself for having forgotten to stoke the fire last night. He’d drowned his sorrows and his desire for his wife in too much drink.MoreLess
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