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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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Crouched in the bushes behind the main keep, Fann fidgeted, his eyes on the sky. Normally before a battle he would be completely focused. His eyes taking in the surroundings, noticing the beauty and the oddities, every detail, but today he could not concentrate. He hadn’t been completely honest with his wife, and it was bothering him. She knew where he was and had a general idea of what he was here to accomplish, but she hadn’t asked the particulars about how he intended to ensure her safety here, and he wasn’t sure she would agree with his decision. She was too kind hearted, too forgiving, and too naive. She had said once that she could only think of one way to ensure her safety after arriving on MacDonald lands. He had never asked her what her way was, but he had only been able to think of two ways, and he doubted either would have occurred to her. The first, and best option, was if Donald were dead. He doubted that was what she would want, but he was fully prepared to kill his fath
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“Do you no think that was a little too easy?” Callum’s question drew nods of agreement from the men seated around the table. “Perhaps,” Fann agreed. “Though in truth they have known for many months now that Donald had been removed of his title and I was coming to replace him by order of the king. Perhaps they have simply come to peace with it.”“Possible,” said Callum, “but still...”“We are not accustomed to such easy victories,” one of the men commented. “It leaves an uneasy feeling, does it no?”“Aye,” Fann agreed, “I’ll no sleep easy tonight, if at all.”“With the state of the guard when we arrived I think it will be a long time afore I sleep easy here. How did they no see us coming at all? Do they no look out to the bush? Is anyone watching now, for that matter?”“Probably not,” Fann admitted reluctantly. “When Eliana described what went on here I thought she was just unaware of what was going on. I should have brought more men.” “We’ve enough to man the watch tonight,” Uilleam
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As mid day drew near Fann watched from the window of his solar as the people began arriving. Most were quite shocked to see three women in the stocks right outside the keep. This was not what he had hoped to show his people as a first impression of their new Laird, but the women may have been trying to poison him and it was also important the clan know disloyalty and treachery would both be punished. The serving lad was strapped to a chair in the corner of the kitchen with a pitcher in front of him. He either had to tell them what was in the ale, or prove it harmless by drinking it himself. So far he was either unable or unwilling to do either.Will and An Gille were stationed on either side of the women, warning off the few who thought to do them an insult and telling all who would listen the reason they were in the stocks. Hopefully that would temper the reaction of the people. He didn’t want them to fear him too much to stay. There was no point in having a clan if most of the peopl
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Eleanor sat in the field looking from her sketchbook to Storm and back again. Her ability had improved a lot in the past month, but she still could not get the horses neck to look right and with Mairead gone she could get no pointers or lessons to fix it. She’d never be as skilled as Mairead, but her drawings were fairly nice now. Especially when she drew plants or flowers, things that didn’t move much. She was not nearly as good if she had to hold an image of a living creature in her mind and draw it with accuracy after it had moved. She was a bit disappointed that Eliana wouldn’t try learning to draw with her. She had hoped to be close with her sister once again, but she and Eliana had little in common. They had similar eyes and faces, like their mother’s, but that was all. Eliana liked to sit and stitch. She didn’t mind being told what to do and honestly was quite dull to talk to. Eleanor found herself more drawn to Isobel’s strong spirit, and her wild, reckless antics or Mairead’s
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