The Warring States (The Wave Trilogy)
“This pretentiousness would have amused him once, but Pedro was fresh from attending to Jacques in the stables. Still he did not let himself show his anger, not when he’d come to try to bridge the gap between the engineers and priors that had opened since Geta appeared.
‘Is that Pedro?’ Maddalena called from the stairway. She pattered down the steps, her smile luminous. ‘I’m glad it’s you. You should be the first to know.’ ‘Know what?’ ‘I’m engaged!’ Pedro had only just come from Piazza Stella, ...where he’d seen Uggeri’s crew loitering as menacingly as they had in the old days. Uggeri had so far kept the peace Sofia had charged him with, but he hardly looked festive. ‘Congratulations,’ he said, hiding his confusion. ‘I wish your brothers were here to celebrate.’ ‘I’ve always considered you a brother, you know that, and I pray you’ll agree to be my husband’s best man. Lord Geta thinks highly of you too.’ ‘Geta!’ Maddalena’s smile twitched.MoreLess
‘Is that Pedro?’ Maddalena called from the stairway. She pattered down the steps, her smile luminous. ‘I’m glad it’s you. You should be the first to know.’ ‘Know what?’ ‘I’m engaged!’ Pedro had only just come from Piazza Stella, ...where he’d seen Uggeri’s crew loitering as menacingly as they had in the old days. Uggeri had so far kept the peace Sofia had charged him with, but he hardly looked festive. ‘Congratulations,’ he said, hiding his confusion. ‘I wish your brothers were here to celebrate.’ ‘I’ve always considered you a brother, you know that, and I pray you’ll agree to be my husband’s best man. Lord Geta thinks highly of you too.’ ‘Geta!’ Maddalena’s smile twitched.MoreLess
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