The Legend
“Cloven. Behind them, a wagon carted six barrels of their finest dark ale as a gift to their liege, Baron Rothwell. Traveling to a celebration, the mood should have been light and gay. The weather of late summer was delightful and the sky bright, but there was little talk and even less joviality.
To Peyton, it felt like a death march. A forced trek into the gaping jaws of fate. Lord Brian had summoned her and Ivy to discuss their betrothals under the guise of inviting them to a grand party in ho...nor of his wife's birthday. The birthday was a convenient excuse, Peyton was positive. It was all a ploy to force her into doing what she so desperately loathed; to accept a husband.
Dressed in a lovely turquoise blue silk that complimented her golden red tresses perfectly, she looked entirely delicious seated atop her brown palfrey. But her mood was anything but delicious; it was bitter and distasteful. She hated that fact that she and Ivy had been forced to dress like fine horses for the auction block so that Lord Brian could get a good look at them. The prettier the girl, the wider range of suitors there would be.MoreLess
To Peyton, it felt like a death march. A forced trek into the gaping jaws of fate. Lord Brian had summoned her and Ivy to discuss their betrothals under the guise of inviting them to a grand party in ho...nor of his wife's birthday. The birthday was a convenient excuse, Peyton was positive. It was all a ploy to force her into doing what she so desperately loathed; to accept a husband.
Dressed in a lovely turquoise blue silk that complimented her golden red tresses perfectly, she looked entirely delicious seated atop her brown palfrey. But her mood was anything but delicious; it was bitter and distasteful. She hated that fact that she and Ivy had been forced to dress like fine horses for the auction block so that Lord Brian could get a good look at them. The prettier the girl, the wider range of suitors there would be.MoreLess
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