The Book of Tormod #3: A Templar's Destiny by Kat Black

7/31/2019 The Book of Tormod #3: A Templar's Destiny by Kat Black

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the winds o


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besting Seamus, his arrogant

was small and innocent compnow plagued my every though

ful carving entrusted to my

brother had been captured by

my stead


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I felt the presence of Ain

the decking, before her small hmy chest from behind. Were

ing her cheek against my back

I nodded. To speak seem

manage As always Aines to


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The wind rose and bea

could not still the shiver that rsqueezed a bit tighter and I p

reassure her that it would be

in me to lie. Truly things migh

Have ye had no contact


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whole purpose of her ruse wa

not be prudent, or comfortabla lad wrapped around me. I r

ing net and winced as the fra

fingers.

It as Bertrand ho ha


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any who might have the gift. G

were determined to master thwith strengthening our shieldi

The pathways inside me t

power were now, for the mo

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memories in that flash, and

weeks had passed since we weShe stumbled away, her face

shielding and severed our co

moved toward the fire pit u

d


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My thoughts, which had

Aine, skipped back to Torquiltightened.

There are things that are

ers ye have a bit o sway over

f t th diff B t


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in blackness. My hands gripp

les jutted white and numb. Acloser to her so that our shoul

if it warmed her in any way, b

vousness dulled.

Hi h th


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passengers, but there were no o

The rest would wait until mboats that would travel uprive

Rain was falling in the k

become an everyday part of

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Aine, but I trusted in her ab

thing was wrong.I followed them down

power to thicken the mist aro

light touch in the back of my

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drifted into the shadows and

my cowl down, keeping my hepuddles of water.

Few inhabitants of the ci

night. We moved through th

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us in. The corridor of the h

whitewashed walls stretched ha thick tallow candle set bu

table lit the way. Put you

motioned toward a row of pe

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The womans eyes were t

is dead, she answered softlyher hand trembled slightly. He

Nay, he is alive, Bertra

a chair set beside her.

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hunks of cheese at the table,

Thank you, Lisette. You mayThe girl dipped a curtsy

wherever she had come from,

ing around the small space wi

hi l i i ibl W d i


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quickly sealed her emotions

Aine. She was watching the laI know only that a warr

ture. An that he has been seen

her how I had seen him, for it

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Fabienne, yer people kn

ter than most. Have ye hearabout three travelers? A man

description? asked Bertrand.

Fabiennes eyes flit to A

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Gaston dropped his eyes,

the floor. I was surprised by thseem to affect him.

Gaston, if you know o

Fabienne.

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Who is the Kings man?

De Nogaret, Gaston spaI had a similar surge with

that had come to me in severa

to Aine and gently pulled on

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Gaston left, thumping a c

accident, which it surely was nIm sorry, Fabienne. W

Give us direction an well fin

Bertrand said.

Sh l d if h


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You will not thank me

as a girl, she said in a warnplace.

I was suddenly afraid tha

keep her safe. Mayhap ye s

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court without losing everyt

when Queen Joan died trying ganeand gypsies are no longe

To keep what is mine, I mu

sight. Fabiennes words drew

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this night. I spoke the praye

stared at the rough, wooden

What was a gypsy? And whe

ing, and Alexander?

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