The Dark Age
“14 A WINTER SOLACE Tory woke two days later to find Maelgwn by her side, he’d been keeping a constant vigil since her collapse.
‘Praise the Goddess,’ he uttered as he wiped her brow gently. ‘I feared I had lost thee indefinitely.’ Maelgwn poured a drink of water and helped her up so she could take a few sips. ‘How art thou feeling?’ Tory leant back, smiling, thankful for his aid; she had barely enough strength to keep her eyes open. ‘Out of it,’ she mumbled, slowly raising a hand to her head as... she became more coherent. ‘My face aches. What happened? Did we succeed?’ ‘We did indeed.’ Maelgwn took hold of her wandering hand and kissed it. ‘Thou wast simply magnificent, and have made me the envy of every leader in Britain.’ ‘So they agreed with us?’ Tory pressed for confirmation, the matters of State still foremost in her mind.
‘Aye. The pact hast been set in place, and the Kings have returned home for the cold seasons with their legions. Taliesin, too, hast taken his leave.MoreLess
‘Praise the Goddess,’ he uttered as he wiped her brow gently. ‘I feared I had lost thee indefinitely.’ Maelgwn poured a drink of water and helped her up so she could take a few sips. ‘How art thou feeling?’ Tory leant back, smiling, thankful for his aid; she had barely enough strength to keep her eyes open. ‘Out of it,’ she mumbled, slowly raising a hand to her head as... she became more coherent. ‘My face aches. What happened? Did we succeed?’ ‘We did indeed.’ Maelgwn took hold of her wandering hand and kissed it. ‘Thou wast simply magnificent, and have made me the envy of every leader in Britain.’ ‘So they agreed with us?’ Tory pressed for confirmation, the matters of State still foremost in her mind.
‘Aye. The pact hast been set in place, and the Kings have returned home for the cold seasons with their legions. Taliesin, too, hast taken his leave.MoreLess
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