Ch 5
For those of you wondering what Estora has been thinking. 4 DAYS TO THE NEW BOOK!
Lady Estora strode to her rooms, trying not to fume. It was not becoming for a lady to express any emotion but serenity. Or so her mother had instructed. She had been on her way to the Solarium when she had seen Karigan crossing the exercise yard, a Weapon following her at a reasonable distance.
Estora entered her apartment her own Weapon taking his station outside her door. She stood in the serenity of her rooms, her chest heaving with effort. She owed Karigan a lot. She had brought F'ryan peace and had carried his last messages. She had saved her from a fate worse than death at the hands of Amilton. Yet at times she was impetuous, stubborn and short tempered. Estora was not stupid. She knew what the Weapon guarding Karigan meant. She knew Karigan prized her honor, and she never thought Zachary as the mistress type; so just what in the five hells was going on?
Had she misunderstood something? Estora paused, thoughtful. What if she had misinterpreted Karigan's feelings, not for Alton, but for Zachary? She paced, thinking back on all the conversations that she had with Karigan. It was possible.
Estora knew that she was not marrying for love, but finally to have the pressure from her family abate and the security that her bethrothment brought was something that she wasn't sure she wanted to loose.
If she was rejected by the king who then would have her? The though chilled her and she shivered. Estora breathed deeply, trying to understand. If she was in Karigan's position would she consent to have kept F'ryan as a lover though she was married? In her heart she knew her answer was yes. She had risked all for love, what would have stopped her? She knew what would have happened if she was caught with a commoner. For love, she was willing to risk it all. But, now, love was no longer open to her. Was she willing to risk her friend's happiness for security?
Estora reached for a piece of parchment. Scribbling thoughtfully for a few moments she sealed the note with her mark and summoned a Green Foot.