Whispers At Court. Blythe Gifford

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Название Whispers At Court
Автор произведения Blythe Gifford
Жанр Историческая литература
Серия
Издательство Историческая литература
Год выпуска 0
isbn 9781474006002



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them from the worst of the wind.

      She cleared her throat, trying to swallow her fury and bring her voice back to its proper tone. ‘I said, you fought long enough to kill my father.’ It sounded absurd, to repeat such a thing.

      ‘The earl?’

      She lifted her head, proud still to claim him. ‘His colours were gules and or. With three lozenges on the shield.’

      He frowned, as if trying to remember, then shook his head. ‘I never met him in battle.’

      How could he not understand? ‘He was killed by a Frenchman.’ He must have been, for he died in war.

      ‘From where? I am of the Oise Valley.’

      ‘What difference does that make?’

      ‘The men of Bourgogne are different from the men of Picardy or Normandy.’

      ‘Not to me. He was killed by one of you.’

      ‘But not by me.’

      What difference did that make? ‘You are French.’

      ‘And so, he claims, is your king. Your king who insisted on taking France from its rightful ruler!’ He shouted now, having caught her fury. ‘If you want to know who killed your father, look to him! To his greed! To his lust for power!’

      ‘I will not listen to such slander. You know nothing of the king.’

      He must have heard himself shout, recognised his anger. He clenched his fists and his jaw and took a breath. But lost none of the intensity. ‘I do not need to know him. It is thus with all men. Kings, peasants. Even those who boast of chivalry. They are brutal and cruel and seek only for themselves.’

      ‘And are you the same?’

      A stricken look on his face, and then the edge of yearning, as if he had glimpsed something he wanted and lost it. ‘Do not ever doubt it, Lady Cecily.’

      She did not.

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