Chapter Fifty-Five - Winning Him Over

It was settled. Isabel, Cassie and Lars were heading for the Dane Lands with Rowanne. Eithne couldn’t help hoping they would find Ulf and his men. He, too, had a missing sister, Tora, she seemed to recall. While Rowanne was still upset about Nell’s disappearance.

“We must do something,” she said to Ephron.

“If it’s slavers, they’re probably long gone.”

“Word must go out to leave our females alone.”

“I agree with Princess Eithne,” Xander said.

She started, not having heard him enter the room.

“Having an attack of conscience?”

It vexed her that she was treating him so icily these days. Ephron warned her that he wouldn’t wait around for ever. That had made her even more mad. But she didn’t just have herself to consider. For the good of the realm, maybe she should consider several suitors before coming to a decision.

Eithne really didn’t want to settle for that. But would clipping his wings make either of them happy? He didn’t seem the sort to want to remain tied down.

And what of Genevie