Seize the Dawn
“"Wars create faceless enemies. We hate l people we don't know. Then, of course, we discover that men and women are universal, and that it is easy to hate a faceless name, and not so easy to despise individuals. It's true s well that the Scots were happy to rescue me, for the ransom e Longueville would have demanded became a reward the cots could claim." "Such is the world, my dear," the queen told her. "But all are happy now. You are here, Count de Lacville is here, and the marriage will take p...lace quickly, so that none can doubt that you stand with a wealthy and powerful baron, and cannot be taken lightly." "Of course." She spent that evening dining alone with Alain. He had ordered a meal in her rooms at the palace. She tried to be casual, to speak about France, her enjoyment of the country, the kindness of the people.
He seemed quiet, watching her.
"You are eager for this marriage, my dear?" he asked her.
Her heart skipped a beat. "Yes." "I had a visitor today." "Oh?" "Brendan." "Ah, yes." "He is a fine young man." "Yes, so it seems.MoreLess
He seemed quiet, watching her.
"You are eager for this marriage, my dear?" he asked her.
Her heart skipped a beat. "Yes." "I had a visitor today." "Oh?" "Brendan." "Ah, yes." "He is a fine young man." "Yes, so it seems.MoreLess
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