The Bride Hunt
The Bride Hunt
““Stand here as if naught is amiss,” he said. “When I come out and surprise them, I want you to run.”
Isabel felt as if her legs were incapable of movement. Anvrai planned to face all three Scots alone! Madness! “Anvrai!” she cried, shifting Belle in her arms. “You cannot possibly do this alone!”
“No, Roger is going to help me. Go! Now!”
Anvrai had made his plan so quickly that Isabel’s head spun. He sent her into the house with the bairn to keep them both safe while he used Tillie to lure the Scots into the yard. And Tillie was to run away as soon as the battle began.
The plan could not possibly succeed!
Isabel looked ’round the cottage for something to use as a weapon, finding naught but the furniture. Mayhap a chair or the three-legged stool would be useful if she had need to protect herself and Belle.
“Gesu,” muttered Roger. He stood at the door, waiting for the signal to go outside, looking vastly uncomfortable with the ax in hand.
All at once, it seemed, the Scots came into the c...learing and called out to Tillie.MoreLess
Isabel felt as if her legs were incapable of movement. Anvrai planned to face all three Scots alone! Madness! “Anvrai!” she cried, shifting Belle in her arms. “You cannot possibly do this alone!”
“No, Roger is going to help me. Go! Now!”
Anvrai had made his plan so quickly that Isabel’s head spun. He sent her into the house with the bairn to keep them both safe while he used Tillie to lure the Scots into the yard. And Tillie was to run away as soon as the battle began.
The plan could not possibly succeed!
Isabel looked ’round the cottage for something to use as a weapon, finding naught but the furniture. Mayhap a chair or the three-legged stool would be useful if she had need to protect herself and Belle.
“Gesu,” muttered Roger. He stood at the door, waiting for the signal to go outside, looking vastly uncomfortable with the ax in hand.
All at once, it seemed, the Scots came into the c...learing and called out to Tillie.MoreLess
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