TO TAME A HAWK
the King asked suspiciously.
"Come now, my liege," the fool pouted, "think you I would resort to such trickery and jeopardize us all?"
Finnbheara templed his fingers and studied the fool. Un-predictable, cunning, and careless, the jester had not yet been foolish enough to risk their race. "Go on."
The fool cocked his head and his smile gleamed in the half-light. "It's simple. The wedding can't take place now. King James is going to destroy the Douglas. Oh, the Comyn too," he added irreverently.