The Fallen Princess
“Thus, the idea of questioning him about his recent whereabouts had her stomach in knots, and she clenched her hands together to stop them from trembling. Cadwaladr was a snake in human form. He had abducted her. It wasn’t something she could forgive. Not today. Maybe not ever.
Gareth stayed beside her until King Owain and Cadwaladr passed through the doorway from the great hall into the corridor that led to King Owain’s rooms. Then he kissed her cheek, squeezed her hand, and departed. Gwen trie...d to slow her pounding heart. She opened her hands wide and placed them flat at her sides against her skirt. She was glad she had taken off the plain homespun she’d worn to the beach and replaced it with one of her two finer dresses, this one green with a white underskirt. It was a kind of armor against the unpleasantness to come.
“What is this all about, Owain?” Cadwaladr’s voice echoed down the corridor towards her. “I was just about to—”
He pulled up short as he spied Gwen standing outside King Owain’s door.MoreLess
Gareth stayed beside her until King Owain and Cadwaladr passed through the doorway from the great hall into the corridor that led to King Owain’s rooms. Then he kissed her cheek, squeezed her hand, and departed. Gwen trie...d to slow her pounding heart. She opened her hands wide and placed them flat at her sides against her skirt. She was glad she had taken off the plain homespun she’d worn to the beach and replaced it with one of her two finer dresses, this one green with a white underskirt. It was a kind of armor against the unpleasantness to come.
“What is this all about, Owain?” Cadwaladr’s voice echoed down the corridor towards her. “I was just about to—”
He pulled up short as he spied Gwen standing outside King Owain’s door.MoreLess
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