“The Thane's son has returned from his hunt.” His counterpoint to hers. Though it made no difference. They were stuck at stalemate unable to confirm the other's rights to the house.
Eoghan layered a short sleeved leather tunic over his linen and belted it all around his middle. He snatched at his cloak and swung the heavy material around his broad shoulders securing it across his chest. The hood was somewhat tattered from his travels, but he lifted it shrouding his own face in as much shadow as the mysterious woman.
From somewhere inside his hood, Eoghan laughed at her. “An ill-tempered spitfire like you wouldn't make a proper servant, anyhow. Kitchen wench perhaps.” The smirk on his face was in his voice. Now he was provoking her just for the sport of it. He had lost a contest of steel with her, but he fancied himself as the victor in their verbal battle. For now.
“Get on, then.” He considered punctuating his order with a healthy smack on her bottom but thought better of it remembering the sharp blade against his neck. Best not to test his luck with her twice in the same night.
Outside the temperature had dropped as the wind picked up and a light but icy rain drizzled through the trees. The wind tore the autumn leaves that had gone yellow and brown and cast them about in swirls.
Eoghan had made his home in the woods outside the village. Through the trees and down the hill lay the principal township of his Father, the Thane. Fire light twinkled through the windows of the homes below them. Their destination was at the center of town. Eirth Hall was illuminated in part by torch light that moved with the pacing guardsmen on their watch.
Eoghan pulled his cloak closer around his shoulders feeling sorry he had to go out in the weather just to solve a petty dispute. He was so obviously the wronged party. He nonetheless retrieved his horse, a massive grey stallion dappled with white. He led the animal to her and waited for her to mount so that he could mount behind her.
Seeming to sense the tension in the two warring parties, the stallion gave a haughty toss of his head and danced uneasily to the side a pace. Eoghan patted his flank and spoke a comforting word.
“I expect a woman who can command knives like you could mount a horse.” He observed with some acidity. His ill-mood brought back by the relentless cold. “Do you need my assistance?”
Eoghan layered a short sleeved leather tunic over his linen and belted it all around his middle. He snatched at his cloak and swung the heavy material around his broad shoulders securing it across his chest. The hood was somewhat tattered from his travels, but he lifted it shrouding his own face in as much shadow as the mysterious woman.
From somewhere inside his hood, Eoghan laughed at her. “An ill-tempered spitfire like you wouldn't make a proper servant, anyhow. Kitchen wench perhaps.” The smirk on his face was in his voice. Now he was provoking her just for the sport of it. He had lost a contest of steel with her, but he fancied himself as the victor in their verbal battle. For now.
“Get on, then.” He considered punctuating his order with a healthy smack on her bottom but thought better of it remembering the sharp blade against his neck. Best not to test his luck with her twice in the same night.
Outside the temperature had dropped as the wind picked up and a light but icy rain drizzled through the trees. The wind tore the autumn leaves that had gone yellow and brown and cast them about in swirls.
Eoghan had made his home in the woods outside the village. Through the trees and down the hill lay the principal township of his Father, the Thane. Fire light twinkled through the windows of the homes below them. Their destination was at the center of town. Eirth Hall was illuminated in part by torch light that moved with the pacing guardsmen on their watch.
Eoghan pulled his cloak closer around his shoulders feeling sorry he had to go out in the weather just to solve a petty dispute. He was so obviously the wronged party. He nonetheless retrieved his horse, a massive grey stallion dappled with white. He led the animal to her and waited for her to mount so that he could mount behind her.
Seeming to sense the tension in the two warring parties, the stallion gave a haughty toss of his head and danced uneasily to the side a pace. Eoghan patted his flank and spoke a comforting word.
“I expect a woman who can command knives like you could mount a horse.” He observed with some acidity. His ill-mood brought back by the relentless cold. “Do you need my assistance?”
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