The Autumn Throne
“Between such accommodation, they camped under the sky in canvas tents. At Montpellier Berenguela’s brother Sancho took a tender farewell of his sister and returned to Navarre, leaving the bridal party to continue on its way towards the Alps and Italy.
The season was advancing and the benign day in late October when they had bathed their feet in a stream and eaten bread and cheese with the sun warm on their backs faded into memory. After several days of cold, heavy rain, the gentle streams becam...e rushing torrents of white water, intimidating to cross. Thick fog, as dense as a wet woollen blanket, followed the rain. Barely able to see ten yards in any direction, their progress slowed to a crawl for the best part of a week.
Alienor had still not gained a full impression of Berenguela. She was self-contained, pious and not given to any kind of frivolity, that much was obvious, but she was steadfast and no complainer. Richard would approve of those traits at least. The best to hope for was that she would be a sound, trustworthy wife who would fulfil her role of queen, bear children and provide a firm footing that would allow Richard to devote the time he needed to his affairs.MoreLess
The season was advancing and the benign day in late October when they had bathed their feet in a stream and eaten bread and cheese with the sun warm on their backs faded into memory. After several days of cold, heavy rain, the gentle streams becam...e rushing torrents of white water, intimidating to cross. Thick fog, as dense as a wet woollen blanket, followed the rain. Barely able to see ten yards in any direction, their progress slowed to a crawl for the best part of a week.
Alienor had still not gained a full impression of Berenguela. She was self-contained, pious and not given to any kind of frivolity, that much was obvious, but she was steadfast and no complainer. Richard would approve of those traits at least. The best to hope for was that she would be a sound, trustworthy wife who would fulfil her role of queen, bear children and provide a firm footing that would allow Richard to devote the time he needed to his affairs.MoreLess
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