The Rose Throne (2013)
“Many at court tried to compliment Ailsbet on her delicate hands or her graceful dancing, things she did not care in the least about. But Lord Umber would whisper under his breath some truer compliment, like “what sharp eyes you have, like knives cutting through fat” and “what strong legs you have, to run away from those who become too obsequious.”
“You have the sparkling wit of your father,” said a foul-smelling older nobleman one night.
Lord Umber motioned to her and spoke so softly only she c...ould hear. “Your father’s wit is fading like his hair. But your wit—it will remain strong long after you are old.”
“An old woman’s wit, that is what I have?” asked Ailsbet.
“Like my own nanny,” said Lord Umber.
The following day, King Haikor announced that there was to be an autumn hunt, and all the nobles of the court were to attend him.
“My father used to let me hunt with him, when I was younger,” said Ailsbet privately to Lord Umber. She thought she would like to go this time, and she was considering asking her father before the entire court.MoreLess
“You have the sparkling wit of your father,” said a foul-smelling older nobleman one night.
Lord Umber motioned to her and spoke so softly only she c...ould hear. “Your father’s wit is fading like his hair. But your wit—it will remain strong long after you are old.”
“An old woman’s wit, that is what I have?” asked Ailsbet.
“Like my own nanny,” said Lord Umber.
The following day, King Haikor announced that there was to be an autumn hunt, and all the nobles of the court were to attend him.
“My father used to let me hunt with him, when I was younger,” said Ailsbet privately to Lord Umber. She thought she would like to go this time, and she was considering asking her father before the entire court.MoreLess
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