The only explanation for the insanity was Munn. He was a
menace.
Spiraling into another fine rage, she leapt from the chair
and marched to the door. She tugged, never expecting to find it unlocked, but
this time, the door opened. Hurrying along the passageway, she passed two
guardsmen deep in discussion. Although they glanced up and nodded when she
passed, they didn’t bother to block her way. Confident no one else would
attempt to stop her, she quickly made her way down the circular stair, across
the courtyard, and through the castle gate. She ran along the path to the
garden, blind to everything save her destination.
She found Elspeth sitting in the midst of the frost-dead
plants with Alexander.
“Where is that miserable brownie?” Laurie asked. “How do you
call a brownie to you?”
Elspeth and Alexander, as one, flipped wide eyes up from the
book they read.
“You dinnae,” Elspeth said after a moment. “They appear only
when they wish.”
Laurie glared at the horizon, raised her arm and made a
fist. “Damn you, little man. I’ll find a way to keep Patrick close to my heart.
You’ll not force us apart.”
Queasiness once again rumbled in Laurie’s stomach. Her
vision blurred. She clutched her belly and swayed. Was this magic too? Had Munn
put a hex on her?
“Laurie!” Elspeth jumped to her feet “What is it? What has
befallen you?”
Laurie didn’t have the breath to answer. She stumbled over
the gravel path and threw out an arm, reaching for the wall, but it was too far
away and she was too weak. She slid to the ground and lost consciousness.
~Dawn Marie
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