The High Sheriff of Huntingdon
“For one thing, since that initial confrontation, she had yet to see her husband again.
Apparently he found his auburn-haired companion far more enlivening, for which Elspeth breathed a heartfelt, Thank God.
Or at least, she thought she did.
Her life with the Sisters of the Everlasting Martyr had been cozy and communal, with long stretches for meditation and daydreaming.
Her life in the haunted tower of Huntingdon Keep was just as peaceful, if a little more lonely.
For one thing, Helva, her sour...-faced maid, was not the most cheerful companion.
She was a great believer in doom and destruction, and she spent the long afternoons enlivening Elspeth’s hours with tales of her new husband’s perfidy.
“His mother’s a witch, you know,” she said, her strong, rough hands busy working on the ugliest tapestry Elspeth had ever seen. She could only hope it wasn’t a present for her new mistress.
Elspeth had a dislike of dead game, and Helva was using far too much blood red for her tastes.
“Is she?”MoreLess
Apparently he found his auburn-haired companion far more enlivening, for which Elspeth breathed a heartfelt, Thank God.
Or at least, she thought she did.
Her life with the Sisters of the Everlasting Martyr had been cozy and communal, with long stretches for meditation and daydreaming.
Her life in the haunted tower of Huntingdon Keep was just as peaceful, if a little more lonely.
For one thing, Helva, her sour...-faced maid, was not the most cheerful companion.
She was a great believer in doom and destruction, and she spent the long afternoons enlivening Elspeth’s hours with tales of her new husband’s perfidy.
“His mother’s a witch, you know,” she said, her strong, rough hands busy working on the ugliest tapestry Elspeth had ever seen. She could only hope it wasn’t a present for her new mistress.
Elspeth had a dislike of dead game, and Helva was using far too much blood red for her tastes.
“Is she?”MoreLess
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