The King's Witch
“Johanna was pacing up and down the room. “He won’t even let me sit there.”
Berengaria was there, her hands idle. She turned to Edythe. “What is this? She is mad today.” Her French had much improved, being around them more.
Edythe watched Johanna swoop around the room, sending the maids scurrying out of her way. The Queen could not be still, and her fingers picked at each other, as if she would tear herself to tatters. Edythe turned to Berengaria, whose eyes followed fascinated after Johanna, an...d said, “Please, my lady, would you take everyone out to the garden?”
Berengaria murmured. “It is not pretty out there,” she said.
“Well, then,” Edythe said, remembering the broken sticks of the garden, remembering also what had happened there between her and Rouquin, “you can make it pretty, my lady. You can enjoy yourself in doing it. Get the servants out. They’ll know how to do the work. Go.”
Berengaria’s head sank down between her shoulders, but her gaze went toward Johanna, still shouting at the far end of the room.MoreLess
Berengaria was there, her hands idle. She turned to Edythe. “What is this? She is mad today.” Her French had much improved, being around them more.
Edythe watched Johanna swoop around the room, sending the maids scurrying out of her way. The Queen could not be still, and her fingers picked at each other, as if she would tear herself to tatters. Edythe turned to Berengaria, whose eyes followed fascinated after Johanna, an...d said, “Please, my lady, would you take everyone out to the garden?”
Berengaria murmured. “It is not pretty out there,” she said.
“Well, then,” Edythe said, remembering the broken sticks of the garden, remembering also what had happened there between her and Rouquin, “you can make it pretty, my lady. You can enjoy yourself in doing it. Get the servants out. They’ll know how to do the work. Go.”
Berengaria’s head sank down between her shoulders, but her gaze went toward Johanna, still shouting at the far end of the room.MoreLess
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