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 M'Lady Witch



"What revenge is this he speaks of?" the sentry demanded. "For if I must choose between the Lord Warlock and the King, I know where my
loyalties lie!"


"Your loyalty, and my lance," the steward agreed. "Still, he does not speak of action yet, and the time has not come to draw blades."


"But to speak of it to the lady?" the sentry asked, his face uncertain.


"Not to the lady," the steward rejoined. "If I know her at all, she is probably in tears over so disastrous an encounter. Nay, we will. speak of it, to
Lord and Lady Gallowglass, or to either of their sons, should they come home sooner."


Geoffrey came home sooner.




CHAPTER 2
In the Great Hall, Geoffrey stood rigid, closing his eyes, visualizing Alain's face, trying to concentrate on it-but his emotions were in too great a
turmoil to allow him to teleport. His own sister! That the empty-headed, preening fool of a Prince should have had the gall to insult Cordelia! He
could scarcely throttle his rage enough to detect the Prince's thoughts, there was such a roaring in his head. "I shall have to seek him on horseback!
Blast and be hanged! 'Tis too slow!"


But there was no help for it, so he strode off to the stables and saddled his roan as a groom leaped to the bridle. Minutes later, the young warlock
was pounding out across the drawbridge, hard on the trail of the Prince who had insulted his sister.


"He spoke of what?" Geoffrey stared, incredulous. "Surely not even Prince Alain would be so great a fool as to seek revenge on our house!"


"I speak only of what His Highness said, sir," the steward replied.


"And proper and loyal you are to do so." Geoffrey spun away. "I must speak to my sister!"


He boomed through the stillery door. "Cordelia! What has Alain done to you!"


Cordelia looked up at him, tears streaking her face. "Oh, nothing! Only spoke a deal of nonsense, only been as lofty and pompous as ever he was!
Do go away, Geoffrey! Leave me to cry in peace! You shame me with your gaze! Go away!"