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The carriage was hitched up, the wagon with the servants being loaded. Many tired faces were among those in the dark green, most of those also with smiles.
They were waiting for Laun and the babies. The common soldiers were not allowed onto the gravel surrounding the keeps black stone wall, but that did not mean there weren’t Rosemond military walking in the early day. Several of the officers who had been with the women strolled by, low voices thanking for the activities of the day and night before, some placing a coin or trinket extra to make the Officers feel better about what they knew would happen in two days. There were a few that stopped to nod at Verat or Franc, hands gripped in the warriors way, that left gifts for them, too.
Servants opened the gate before Erin escorted Laun out to the cleared area. Servants trailed behind, the men of the household watching Gem as she carried the basket with the babies. Hazalam carried a chest to the carriage and stepped in, the motion of it showing he was settling the luggage before himself. Grace was being held loosely by the reins waiting for Laun to mount.
Erin held Laun’s hand to his lips and murmured something to her that made her blush, but also made her grin widely. She waved a dark feathered fan at her self to try to cool off on that hot morning, the red and black dress drawing heat seemingly from the air. »Read More