By Queen's Grace
“Duncan hadn’t yet returned from his fishing, and Judith hoped he’d catch several trout. For their evening meal Thurkill wasn’t the only one tired of rabbit and squirrel, and Duncan hadn’t brought back supplies.
“How bad is Thurkill?” Corwin asked as he removed the saddle from Judith’s mare.
“He tells me he needs something to eat and a night’s rest, but I fear there is more to his illness than weariness. While we were crossing the river, he might have fallen off the horse had I not held ...him on.”
“Oswuld told me his father has a heart ailment.”
That explained why Thurkill had rubbed at his chest last night. Why he’d spent part of the mad dash to this spot slumped forward and had nearly slid off the saddle while crossing the river. She’d suspected he was in great pain after detecting hawthorn in his potion, though she hadn’t known the pain was in his heart.
“Does Duncan know?”MoreLess
“How bad is Thurkill?” Corwin asked as he removed the saddle from Judith’s mare.
“He tells me he needs something to eat and a night’s rest, but I fear there is more to his illness than weariness. While we were crossing the river, he might have fallen off the horse had I not held ...him on.”
“Oswuld told me his father has a heart ailment.”
That explained why Thurkill had rubbed at his chest last night. Why he’d spent part of the mad dash to this spot slumped forward and had nearly slid off the saddle while crossing the river. She’d suspected he was in great pain after detecting hawthorn in his potion, though she hadn’t known the pain was in his heart.
“Does Duncan know?”MoreLess
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