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April 14 Waxing Gibbous 1086

Murchad remembers his promise

'Synne!'

“Synne!”

Murchad stopped short just inside the doorway of their room. Synne was already within, waiting for him to arrive, and her jaunty smile reminded Murchad just how weary he was. He longed to wrap his arms around her, bury his face in the gauzy wool of her veil, and lean against her sturdy little body for a while.

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April 14 Waxing Gibbous 1086

Sadb and Uallach face their fears

Uallach had never seen a spring like a sunny April day in Ireland.

Uallach had never seen a spring like a sunny April day in Ireland. Crocuses and buttercups grew in such wax-​petaled profusion that people trod them carelessly underfoot. The clouds in the bright blue sky were fluffy and harmless-​looking as lambs, while the little lambs themselves—and they dotted every hill slope, as numerous as the flowers—were white and fresh as the clouds. Uallach pictured their mamas licking them clean like mother cats.

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April 13 Waxing Gibbous 1086

Eadred takes command

Eadred caught Natanleod's eye as he swung around the corner.

Eadred caught Natanleod’s eye as he swung around the corner, but he surprised everyone else with his cry, “Don’t tell me you started without me!”

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April 12 First Quarter 1086

Murchad is let down by the rules

Ordinarily Murchad liked rules.

Ordinarily Murchad liked rules. They chafed sometimes, but he could always reassure himself that they must have been made for a reason. If passengers and cargo could not leave a ship until it had been cleared by the harbormaster, doubtlessly it was to prevent the smuggling of taxable goods or outlawed men. Ordinarily Murchad didn’t mind.

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April 11 Waxing Crescent 1086

Gwynn embarks on a diplomatic career

'I'll let you in.'

“I’ll let you in,” Aering said skeptically, “but don’t blame me if he blows his top. He’s busy. With business!”

Gwynn was unimpressed. “That’s fine, because I’m here on business.”

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April 10 Waxing Crescent 1086

Aengus tenders an invitation

Aengus was just drunk enough to watch without fully grasping what he was seeing.

Aengus was just drunk enough to watch without fully grasping what he was seeing. To be sure, he knew there was a female ass staring him in the face, but it didn’t strike him that there was anything wrong with this until the female had thumped down the stairs and onto the grass, stretched her arms high behind her head, and sighed, “Vain Dieu!

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April 10 Waxing Crescent 1086

Gwynn is outfoxed

Lady Gwynn shook her finger at the Queen.

Lady Gwynn shook her finger at the Queen. “Eadie, you sly puss! Connie and I were just getting undressed for bed when Father came and told us to get dressed again!”

“Oh, dear, I’m so sorry…”

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April 10 Waxing Crescent 1086

Lasrua is the ghost of a girl

The port city of Calais had dispelled that illusion.

Lasrua had believed she would never again know a cacophony like the cacophony of Dover, but the port city of Calais had dispelled that illusion the very next day. Worse than the clamor of more conversations than she could follow was the clamor of equally many conversations in languages she could not understand.

She was grateful for the snatches of English she heard now and then from across the market square, even if they seemed to consist mainly of a whiny woman attempting to wheedle a grouchy man into buying presents for her.

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April 9 Waxing Crescent 1086

Saeward gets the grateful wife

Saeward didn't even recognize her at first.

Saeward didn’t even recognize her at first: the timid, freckle-​faced young woman who’d come to his door in a plain gown and a carelessly braided rope of hair. She might have been a maid. It was the sight of the Queen’s dog behind her that provided the essential clue—and then his jaw dropped.

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April 9 Waxing Crescent 1086

The doctor gets closer to his patient

Gaethine cautiously laid his book aside.

Gaethine cautiously laid his book aside and pulled up a corner of the blanket to hide it. If he didn’t look occupied, Yusuf might stay and talk a while.

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