Sybille's Lord
““Every faith?” She returned her concentration to the road, as the corner loomed ever closer. In truth it wasn’t too sharp, and the bend was gentle and more to her favor than if they needed to turn right.
“In this case.”
Thom clarified his comment and laughed when she began to stick her tongue out at him. Sybille remembered who he was, where they were and the fact she was no longer a young lady fresh out of the schoolroom but a responsible adult, who, if she didn’t stop shillyshallying, would be... on the shelf in a year or two.
“Stop fretting,” he said. “If I was worried about anything I’d tell you. Now watch out for Farmer Cates’s livestock. We get our milk, meat and poultry from him so we don’t want to be ruining our chances of a nice chicken pie for lunch.”
Sybille nodded and slowed the horses to a walk as the road they were on narrowed and became busy with traffic of the feathered kind. Her arms were beginning to ache with the unaccustomed strain of controlling two such spirited horses.MoreLess
“In this case.”
Thom clarified his comment and laughed when she began to stick her tongue out at him. Sybille remembered who he was, where they were and the fact she was no longer a young lady fresh out of the schoolroom but a responsible adult, who, if she didn’t stop shillyshallying, would be... on the shelf in a year or two.
“Stop fretting,” he said. “If I was worried about anything I’d tell you. Now watch out for Farmer Cates’s livestock. We get our milk, meat and poultry from him so we don’t want to be ruining our chances of a nice chicken pie for lunch.”
Sybille nodded and slowed the horses to a walk as the road they were on narrowed and became busy with traffic of the feathered kind. Her arms were beginning to ache with the unaccustomed strain of controlling two such spirited horses.MoreLess
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