KIND
EYES AND A LION’S HEART
EPILOGUE
Thus it was that
in the year of our Lord 1204, Sir Melvin de Courcellet and Lady Viola de Langbourgh
were married.
Many
who attended the feast did so because they were curious to see the young man
who had managed to win the hand of Lord Percival’s niece. Those who hadn’t met Melvin before were
shocked when they did, despite Lady Sylvia’s assertion that the marriage was a
true love match. They found it easier to
believe the rumors that the bride had been seduced, although it was difficult
to fathom how a dunderhead like Sir Melvin had succeeded. It just went to show that even supposedly clever
women could be tricked. They would have
to be wary of even apparently harmless young men.
Other
decided Sir Melvin must be a more shrewd, ambitious fellow than they guessed
and they paid greater heed to his opinions.
Lord Barengar did attend the wedding, with
his nose still swollen. That caused many
sighs among the ladies, for they feared his good looks would never be the same. No doubt that explained why he was so serious,
too.
Viola and Melvin didn’t care if people
believed they married for love or not.
They had, and they stayed in love as the years passed and their family
grew. In time, they became known for their
happy marriage, as well as their kindness and generosity.
And, it must be confessed, for Sir
Melvin’s tendency to talk.
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Note: This novella is
PG13. With the exception of GWYNETH ANDTHE THIEF and THE WASTREL, my books are usually steamier.
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