Steffan rubbed his chin. “If we are to obey Merlin and live in the north, then perhaps we should spend time in the south before we present ourselves to Ector. Iberia is warm, I believe.”
“There’s lots of time to decide,” Anwen said.
“Yes, there is, isn’t there?” he said softly.
LATER, AS THEY LAID TOGETHER in the large bed in the even larger chamber which Ilsa had insisted they use for the duration of their stay in Lorient, Steffan returned again to Merlin’s letter.
“I can understand why a king would need to understand languages, especially Saxon,” he said, his fingers trailing over Anwen’s arm, making her shiver. “Philosophy, though, is a useless subject.”
“How can you say that?” Anwen asked him. “All the eastern masters you studied gave you the answers you so badly wanted, about why you were blinded and what was to become of you after that.”
“They did not,” Steffan said firmly, lifting himself over her. “You, my lady wife, gave me more answers than any Greek orator who ever put ink to parchment.”
Anwen slid her hands up his strong arms. “Now you’re just teasing.”
He shook his head. “Not about that. I cannot. You saved my life, Anwen.”
She cupped his cheek. “I thought you did that.”
He kissed her, his kiss growing languid and warm. Their bodies melded together in the dim room lit only by moonlight in the window high overhead.
Afterward, as their hearts slowed, he continued to stroke her face, not to stir her senses but to remain familiar with the shape of it.
Steffan’s fingers paused. He blinked and his breath caught. “I see you,” he whispered.
Anwen laughed. “The golden light?” she teased.
He touched her face again. His hand trembled. “No, I see you,” he breathed. His eyes glittered in the moonlight, as tears gathered.
Anwen looked up at him, her heart hurting. “Truly?” she whispered. She looked at his eyes and realized with a swiftly building delight he was looking at her.
“How long will it last?” she breathed, as tears gathered in her own eyes.
“It doesn’t matter how long,” he said, his voice hoarse. He brushed her hair from her forehead. “I’ve seen you now and I know you are exactly as I have always imagined you to be.”
She brought her hands to her face, covering it. “Not pretty,” she whispered.
Steffan took her hands away. “What I see is the woman who loves me. The woman I love. The woman who is mine, who never would have been if not for a Saxon war hammer.” He touched his fingers to her lips. “I see you,” he whispered.
“The only man who ever has,” she replied.
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War Duke of Britain, Book 4.
He is not the enemy she came to fight.
Idris the Slayer is the champion of the northern kings. Undefeated in battle, the dark, lone warrior who rides to war with a black wolf at his side spreads fear before him, even among those counted his allies.
When Rhiannon of Galleva rides to her first battle with Emrys and Cai, she expects to fight the Saxon hoards pouring into Britain. She is not braced to defend herself against Idris’ incursion into her heart.
He is a dangerous man to be drawn to, for his allegiance lies with king Lot of Orkney, who holds no love for Uther, the aging High King. Rhiannon’s parents, Anwen and Steffan, are loyal to the High King, as is Count Ector, Cai’s father. Rhiannon’s association with a northern man tears open secrets that have brewed for a generation, forcing Uther and his commanders to fight enemies on two fronts.
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