"Nancy Springer - Isle 03 - The Sable Moon" - читать интересную книгу автора (Springer Nancy)

write a letter to Trevyn's father."



Within a week, a messenger came to Laueroc and pre┬мsented to the King the following curious missive:
On this, the ides of May, in the Nineteenth year of his reign, to Alan, Heir of Laueroc, and Rightful and
Most Gracious Ruler of Isle, Greeting.

It being that a thing I hold may not be mine in truth, I hereby state my willingness to relinquish it, obedient
to the word of my Liege and King.

It being that my lord the Prince graciously lent me his brooch to fasten a cloak thereby, and his returning
not therefor, I have cherished the brooch on his account until this time.

It being that this brooch is of precious substance and molded in the likeness of the Royal Emblem, I have
rendered it into the safe keeping of my lord Rafe of Lee until my Liege the King has seen fit to judge the
ownership thereof.

With many thanks to my lord the Prince for his gracious favors on my behalf, and especially for the sake
of the cow Molly.

Your humble servant, Megan By-the-woods. By the hand of her good lord, Rafe of Lee.

Alan read this three times, then stumped off to find Lysse.

"What do you make of this?"

She read it and handed it back with a wistful smile. "Poor lass. I wonder what she is like."

"Either very honest, or else commending herself to our attention. Can he have got her with child, do you
think?"

"I thinkтАФI would have felt such a child."

"Perhaps." Alan sighed. "Well, Rafe can tell us if anything is amiss. I will have him send the brooch to
us."



"Nay." Lysse laid her hand on his arm. "Let the girl keep it."

He looked at her in surprise. "Whatever for?"

"There will be hard times ahead for all of us." She faced him steadily. "Hard enough for you and me, my
love, but we have much to sustain us. It may be thatтАФshe does not have so much."

Alan cupped her chin in his hand and regarded her closely. "Have you seen something?"

"Nay, nothing clearly. It is only feeling."