The Enchanter's Forest
“She descended the steps, looking across towards the stables with a deep frown creasing the pale skin of her forehead. Presently a groom appeared leading a bay.
Augustus, standing very close to Helewise, murmured in her ear, ‘That horse is a mare. There are two more bays in the stables and both are geldings.’ ‘Oh.’ Florian and his household, it appeared, had a fancy to possess matching horses. ‘Not very informative, is it, Gussie?’ ‘Not at all, my lady.’ Observing his loo...k of concentration, as if in the midst of puzzling out a problem, it occurred to Helewise to wonder why they should even harbour the faintest suspicions about the death of Florian. Strange, though, how they did . . .
The woman in black was saying something to the groom, who helped her to mount. Helewise nodded to Augustus and Sister Caliste, and the three of them crossed over to where they had tethered their horses and also mounted up.MoreLess
Augustus, standing very close to Helewise, murmured in her ear, ‘That horse is a mare. There are two more bays in the stables and both are geldings.’ ‘Oh.’ Florian and his household, it appeared, had a fancy to possess matching horses. ‘Not very informative, is it, Gussie?’ ‘Not at all, my lady.’ Observing his loo...k of concentration, as if in the midst of puzzling out a problem, it occurred to Helewise to wonder why they should even harbour the faintest suspicions about the death of Florian. Strange, though, how they did . . .
The woman in black was saying something to the groom, who helped her to mount. Helewise nodded to Augustus and Sister Caliste, and the three of them crossed over to where they had tethered their horses and also mounted up.MoreLess
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