Chapter 14
Lord Geoffrey smiled at his charge as she ran at the small bird that sat on the windowsill. Maura was the only person he cared for now and she had only been with him full time for two years before she went to the convent to learn the lady's arts as he cared for her holdings as well as hers. "Oh Numair," she sighed "I've missed you soo much you can't tell."
Numair shaped himself into a man again as Geoffrey concealed his nakedness with a blanket as the mage put on his clothes. "I've missed you too little one" Numair smiled "Tkaa sent some things to you for midwinter they'll be here when Daine arrives tomorrow."
"Thank you."
Numair smiled and shooed her out of the room ahead of him as they headed to the great hall for dinner.
During dinner at castle messages about the plot flowed in and Geoffrey let hints of his involvement slip every time. Numair and Maura both began to get suspicious and Mara who had met the older girls at the convent and was good friends with Kel and Lia. She had been informed of the supposed betrothal between Fal and Ilane and of the truth about it. She nibbled on her food and worried her companions until she said she just was tired and guessed that she would go to sleep.
After dessert Numair went to check on the girl to find her not asleep but lying down on her bed her head in her hands. He furrowed his brow for the complicated spell that would seal the room from the ears of all who would either be in on the plot or tell Lord Geoffrey that they knew. He moved swiftly and silently to Maura and took her in his arms feeling the tears on his shoulder until she stopped shuddering. "Why does he have to hate Ilane and her family" she sniffed "it's not their fault that she put up a fuss about marrying a man old enough to be her father."
"Because Lord Geoffrey had always been mean man," Numair said grimly "His first love was Lady Allana but he never told anyone but me and when she married Baron George he was extremely angry
"When all of that anger is pent up in someone for so long they turn bitter and then mean and when he was cheated out of another Trebond bride for someone who wasn't noble he crossed the line from anger to hate, yes everyone knows that the baron only got his title just before he married Allanna."
"But the current Lord and Lady of Trebond aren't even really related to Lady Allanna, the old lord was her manservant when she was in the palace and companion when she traveled"
"It doesn't matter she's still trebond."
"What should I do Numair" she sighed "I love him but I know what he's doing is wrong." "What would you do if you knew lets say Lord Imrah of Legan or Baron Peirs of Mindelan was the one think about it and if you would turn them in then turn him in. I'll carry the letter back with me when I go if you'd like."
"Yes thank you."
Mango Sam-thanks Levaire- every one of the other books went the same and yes Lady Ilane is Corum's Granddaughter Avery-thanks I really like to hear that new people r reading my stories and not just the same old people (I like them too though especially Mango Sam who review a LOT) Emikae- thanks for the advice I think I will though I wasn't sure where to go after the last chapter so this one was very spur of the moment Ossini- in Wolf-speaker Sir Geoffery at that point is granted guardianship of lady Maura I just sorta moved them along and made Maura go to the convent and seeing as I'm pretty sure she's either younger or the same age as Kel I made her younger and she's still at the convent just at Persopolis for Midwinter since that's where Geoffrey is.
Lord Geoffrey smiled at his charge as she ran at the small bird that sat on the windowsill. Maura was the only person he cared for now and she had only been with him full time for two years before she went to the convent to learn the lady's arts as he cared for her holdings as well as hers. "Oh Numair," she sighed "I've missed you soo much you can't tell."
Numair shaped himself into a man again as Geoffrey concealed his nakedness with a blanket as the mage put on his clothes. "I've missed you too little one" Numair smiled "Tkaa sent some things to you for midwinter they'll be here when Daine arrives tomorrow."
"Thank you."
Numair smiled and shooed her out of the room ahead of him as they headed to the great hall for dinner.
During dinner at castle messages about the plot flowed in and Geoffrey let hints of his involvement slip every time. Numair and Maura both began to get suspicious and Mara who had met the older girls at the convent and was good friends with Kel and Lia. She had been informed of the supposed betrothal between Fal and Ilane and of the truth about it. She nibbled on her food and worried her companions until she said she just was tired and guessed that she would go to sleep.
After dessert Numair went to check on the girl to find her not asleep but lying down on her bed her head in her hands. He furrowed his brow for the complicated spell that would seal the room from the ears of all who would either be in on the plot or tell Lord Geoffrey that they knew. He moved swiftly and silently to Maura and took her in his arms feeling the tears on his shoulder until she stopped shuddering. "Why does he have to hate Ilane and her family" she sniffed "it's not their fault that she put up a fuss about marrying a man old enough to be her father."
"Because Lord Geoffrey had always been mean man," Numair said grimly "His first love was Lady Allana but he never told anyone but me and when she married Baron George he was extremely angry
"When all of that anger is pent up in someone for so long they turn bitter and then mean and when he was cheated out of another Trebond bride for someone who wasn't noble he crossed the line from anger to hate, yes everyone knows that the baron only got his title just before he married Allanna."
"But the current Lord and Lady of Trebond aren't even really related to Lady Allanna, the old lord was her manservant when she was in the palace and companion when she traveled"
"It doesn't matter she's still trebond."
"What should I do Numair" she sighed "I love him but I know what he's doing is wrong." "What would you do if you knew lets say Lord Imrah of Legan or Baron Peirs of Mindelan was the one think about it and if you would turn them in then turn him in. I'll carry the letter back with me when I go if you'd like."
"Yes thank you."
Mango Sam-thanks Levaire- every one of the other books went the same and yes Lady Ilane is Corum's Granddaughter Avery-thanks I really like to hear that new people r reading my stories and not just the same old people (I like them too though especially Mango Sam who review a LOT) Emikae- thanks for the advice I think I will though I wasn't sure where to go after the last chapter so this one was very spur of the moment Ossini- in Wolf-speaker Sir Geoffery at that point is granted guardianship of lady Maura I just sorta moved them along and made Maura go to the convent and seeing as I'm pretty sure she's either younger or the same age as Kel I made her younger and she's still at the convent just at Persopolis for Midwinter since that's where Geoffrey is.