Leith and Rodrick MacKrannan suspect some game is going on when their king makes false accusations of adultery and neglect. Why is the sentence is to be carried out at MacKrannan Castle? How could the royals know such intimate details of the clan’s secret Traditions?
Tempers fly when the punishment is revealed as an educational bonding exercise requiring much stamina and expertise. Sir Rodrick’s bride is still quite the innocent, yet the Rules say that Leith must take his turn with her. Sir Leith’s own love Gaille is betrothed to another when she is sent to witness the ritual of endurance… along with the queen herself.
Approx 42,000 words – for MATURE READERS ONLY
Published on March 03, 2014 08:23