““Maybe he has seen fifty summers, or maybe he has seen forty that were challenging. I cannot say. He is old, to be sure.”She managed to speculate no more, for Vivienne darted down the stairs. Elizabeth trailed after her with her meal, and found her sister’s face alight as she peered around the corner of the wall.“You know this man,” she guessed.“His name is Ruari Macleod,” Vivienne said with certainty.“Do you know where to begin, old man?” cried some stout soul in the company. “Your tale is thi...n soup thus far!”The men roared and murmurings of discontent grew.“Once upon a time!” Vivienne shouted. Elizabeth peeked and she saw the older man’s relief at this encouragement. He waved a heavy finger in the direction of the stairs. “Aye, there would be the beginning of the tale. Once upon a time, there was a man and there was a woman...”“We know this tale, old man,” a man said in the crowd and a coarse laugh echoed through the hall. Ruari rounded upon the man with annoyance and jabbed that finger in the heckler’s direction.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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