Shevraeth and I did not speak again; he kept working through his mail, and I, still tired and cold, curled up on a cushion and slipped into uncomfortable sleep.
Waking to the sound of Bran's cheery voice and a bustle and rustling of people, I got up, feeling horribly stiff. Though I'd tried to stay with exercise through sword practice, I hadn't ridden that hard all winter, and every muscle protested. It did my spirits no good at all to see Shevraeth moving about with perfect ease. Resolving that I'd stay in the coach the rest of the way, crowded or not, I greeted Bran and Nee, and was soon reunited with dry clothing.
The four of us ate dinner together, and Shevraeth was exactly as polite as always, making no reference to our earlier conversation. This unnerved me, and I began to look forward to our arrival at Athanarel, when he would surely disappear into Court life and we'd seldom see one another.
As for the wager, I decided to forget about what had obviously been some kind of aristocratic joke.
Waking to the sound of Bran's cheery voice and a bustle and rustling of people, I got up, feeling horribly stiff. Though I'd tried to stay with exercise through sword practice, I hadn't ridden that hard all winter, and every muscle protested. It did my spirits no good at all to see Shevraeth moving about with perfect ease. Resolving that I'd stay in the coach the rest of the way, crowded or not, I greeted Bran and Nee, and was soon reunited with dry clothing.
The four of us ate dinner together, and Shevraeth was exactly as polite as always, making no reference to our earlier conversation. This unnerved me, and I began to look forward to our arrival at Athanarel, when he would surely disappear into Court life and we'd seldom see one another.
As for the wager, I decided to forget about what had obviously been some kind of aristocratic joke.
( Sherwood Smith )
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