Whence Came a Prince
“EDWARD ROWLAND SILL Rose stood at the edge of the Moneypool Burn, staring in bewilderment at two men: Jamie, prostrate on a rock in the middle of the stream at low tide, his clothes unkempt and his boots missing; and a black-haired man addressing her husband from the Ferrytown side.
“Sir, if ye dinna mind me askin’, whatsomever are ye doin’ on that stane?”
Rose watched Jamie struggle to sit up, wincing as he did. Much as she wanted to hail him, if he moved about too quickly, he might tumble fro...m his rocky perch. Instead she waited her turn to speak with him—an unsettling start to her bright and sunny morn. She’d left the farm early, hoping to surprise him. Instead, Jamie had very much surprised her.
“A good day to you,” Jamie said, unwittingly turning his back toward her to face the older man. “I am blithe to report that I bested your kelpie yestreen. The beast will bother your village no more.”
The fellow laughed, showing off a full set of teeth. “Is that sae? And what might yer name be?”MoreLess
“Sir, if ye dinna mind me askin’, whatsomever are ye doin’ on that stane?”
Rose watched Jamie struggle to sit up, wincing as he did. Much as she wanted to hail him, if he moved about too quickly, he might tumble fro...m his rocky perch. Instead she waited her turn to speak with him—an unsettling start to her bright and sunny morn. She’d left the farm early, hoping to surprise him. Instead, Jamie had very much surprised her.
“A good day to you,” Jamie said, unwittingly turning his back toward her to face the older man. “I am blithe to report that I bested your kelpie yestreen. The beast will bother your village no more.”
The fellow laughed, showing off a full set of teeth. “Is that sae? And what might yer name be?”MoreLess
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