The Courtesan
“A hush seemed to have settled over the forest behind Belle Haven, broken only by the murmur of the water, the occasional breeze rustling branches as though the ancient trees themselves breathed a sigh of contentment at the return of a long-lost daughter. Gabrielle paused in her work to savor the crisp scent of pine mingling with the sweeter fragrance of wildflowers and the heavier aroma of the earth itself. Never before, she thought, had she so appreciated the calm beauty of her home on Faire I...sle. Perhaps her appreciation had deepened because she realized, sorrowfully, this peace was only fleeting. Simon Aristide and the witch-hunters would eventually come, no doubt backed by the king’s troops. Henry Valois was likely to be furious at the attack upon the man he had commissioned to rid France of witches. Faire Isle itself might no longer prove a haven for the women who had long sought to do nothing more than to learn, to teach, to heal, to preserve what was best of the old ways and knowledge.MoreLess
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