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Chapter 48
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Fann stopped just inside the stable door and stared at his wife. How had she managed to get to the stables when he thought she was heading into the keep? Her hand smoothed down the side of her horse, Beck, while she talked softly to the mare. She was so calm and gentle with the horses. So unlike the way Fann was used to seeing people handle their mounts. The horses were all drawn to her though, even those that were not hers seemed to crave her attention.An orange cat stretched on the hay in the corner and got up to twine itself under her skirts and she talked to it as well, bending for a moment to stoke between its ears before returning her attention to Beck. Storm popped his grey head over the rails from the next stall and nudged her shoulder, huffing gently and making her honey colour waves flutter. His lips teased some strands into his mouth before her hand came up to ease them away and stroke the stallion's nose. She seemed so at peace, lost in her own thoughts, that he was abou
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The sun started to set as they wound their way back towards the keep. Long shadows from the trees fell across the trail and the sounds of owls and other night animals had started up in the bush. Fann’s stomach growled and he hoped there would still be a decent amount of meat left from dinner. A cool breeze blew and Eleanor shivered in his arms. Only her hair was still wet, but it had made her dress damp too which wasn’t helping. He should have insisted they leave right after the lesson... but he had enjoyed the last couple of hours too much to really wish that. Perhaps Eleanor carried his child already. She was riding astride in front of him and Fann wondered briefly if that was wise for a woman with child. Should she be sitting side saddle?They had crested the hill, the tree line opening wider and MacInnis keep just coming into view ahead of them when Fann felt Eleanor shiver and tense on his lap.“Is something wrong, mo Leannan?”“We are being watched.” He looked around but saw not
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“No,” Eleanor gasped, pushing the cup away, “no! No potion!”“The sleep will help,” insisted the healer. Eleanor shook her head and pursed her lips, turning her face away. “Hold her head for me,” the healer said to someone. Eleanor tried to cover her face, but a strong hand circled her wrists and pulled them down. Another large hand cupped her chin and a thumb began to push her lip between her teeth just as Fann had done to her before. She struggled to turn away, crying out through her gritted teeth as the movement sent a sharp pain down her side. The thumb went between her teeth, but without her lip under it. She bit down as hard she could, letting go only when she tasted blood and felt the hand pulling away.“NO!” she yelled as loudly as she could. “NO POTIONS!” The hands grabbed her face again.“SHE SAID NO AND YOU’LL NO BE FORC’N ER OR I’LL SEE YE BOTH GUTTED AFORE YOU KEN I’M A COMIN FER YE!” Everyone instantly stopped touching her. Eleanor looked towards the door and saw Isobel
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The next time Eleanor opened her eyes the room was bright and Fann was seated beside her bed. He had a bandage running around his chest, but other than that he looked well. She smiled in relief, but then their eyes met and she tensed involuntarily. She gasped at the pain it caused then cried out from the added pain that the quick breath caused her. Fann reached for her in concern and she swung her hands at his, batting him away and crying out again at the pain caused by moving so much so quickly. He grabbed both her wrists in one of his hands and pressed his other hand to her shoulder.“No! Don’t make me! Please, Fann! No! No!” She went limp and started sobbing, unable to struggle against him anymore.“Don’t worry, Leannan. I promise I will no force you, or trick you, to take any potion you do not want.” He wrapped her hands in his and kissed her knuckles before putting them back down on the bed at her sides.“Truly?” The one half of his mouth lifted, “I have learned that lesson, mo
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Fann heard cursing and laughter as he approached the room he and Eleanor shared. Two things that he did not associate with his wife in her current condition. He opened the door slowly, not sure what he would see on the other side. Eleanor was in bed, but not flat as he had expected. She was propped up on a pile of pillows with a glass of wine in one hand and the other stroking a sleeping kitten. Isobel was standing in the middle of the room telling a tale, cursing like an old highland warrior and looking about as steady on her feet as a cow in a dory. Eliana was on the floor beside a chair, laughing and holding her sides. “Oh! Stop Izzy! Do stop! If you continue making me laugh we will have to remove my corset. I can’t catch my breath!” Eleanor saw him first and smiled. “Did you know, husband, that aquae vitae is not nearly so hard to swallow if you warm it a wee bit and dissolve lots of honey in it?”He looked around the room and saw small glasses on every table. “You’ve been expe
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“I have never thought about this before.”“Shall we save it for another day then?”“No. I think I would like to try it.”“Truly? You are certain?”“Well no. How can I be certain of something I have never done?” His mouth tipped up on one side and he carefully gathered her close. “You can stop me with just a word, I swear it.” He slid a hand behind her, holding her spine as he lifted her off the pillows with one hand and slid them out from under her with the other. She went to help with the tie of her chemise and he stopped her. “Let me do everything. Your clothes, my clothes...I’ll do it all. You do nothing but feel.” He held her eyes as he lowered her to the flat bed, then kissed her lips. “Are you more comfortable with your hands tied by your sides or over your head?” She raised an eyebrow and he laughed. His eyes held hers as he smoothed his hands down her arms and laced his fingers with hers. First, he pushed down, pinning them to the bed beside her, then he moved them slowly up
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Eleanor fidgeted in her chair, trying to concentrate on the book that was on her lap. Normally books about far off lands fascinated her, but right now she could not remember a single word she had read all afternoon. The men had broken their fast shortly before sunrise and left right after. Hunting meat for dinner they had said. With the amount of wildlife, she’d seen on the way to the river Eleanor knew it should not have taken this long. Either their aim had suddenly become incredibly poor, or her husband had lied to her. At first, her imagination had taken a wild turn, dreaming up all sorts of horrible things that could have happened to them on their hunt, but Uilleam insisted she need not worry yet as he had not expected them back until dark. So now her imagination was trying to figure out what it was he might actually be doing, since obviously, it was not hunting meat for their dinner. Fann told her often that he valued her honesty, so she had assumed she would get the same from
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Two days later, just before sunrise, Eleanor stood by the window and watched the line of men disappear over the hill into darkness. At least this time she knew where they were going. She almost wished he had lied. Keeping her fears to herself and not shedding a tear when he kissed her goodbye had been the hardest thing she’d ever done. Harder even than letting him lower her into the deep, narrow crevasse that she had been certain would become her grave. Knowing she wasn’t likely to see him again until she could sit a horse made it ten times worse.“It would be best to keep busy now,” Mairead said, placing her hand on Eleanor’s shoulder. “I know that won’t be easy since you still need to stay as still as possible. Have you ever tried sketching?”Fann and his group of mercenaries stood at the edge of the woods on the MacInnis side of the river. They were looking across the valley to the MacDonald keep on the top of the hill on the other side.“The ride from here is short, but also a l
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