The Rebel Princess
“PARIS The King’s Privy Chambers My brother’s apartments were at the opposite end of the palace from my own. De la Ronde was a man in a hurry and walked quickly, despite his bulk. I matched my steps to his with some effort. My cloak billowed with our speed, allowing sharp drafts that chilled me. As we turned into the hall leading to the king’s privy chamber, I saw the corridors lined with all manner of folk, as was usual. Palace guards in uniform mingled with court sycophants in silks and velvet...s waiting for favors. Honest yeomen in rough leather jerkins seeking redress of a wrongdoing kept to themselves, apart from the grandees. As we hurried past, the guards snapped to attention, like so many human pikes, but I had little interest in them. I was puzzling over what my brother might want from me.
When we arrived at the heavy oak door, marked on the outside with the large coat of arms the Capets had adopted generations earlier, M. de la Ronde gestured to the men. One stepped forward to knock briskly on the door with the pike staff.MoreLess
When we arrived at the heavy oak door, marked on the outside with the large coat of arms the Capets had adopted generations earlier, M. de la Ronde gestured to the men. One stepped forward to knock briskly on the door with the pike staff.MoreLess
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