“I believe we’ve put off talking about what’s next for as long as possible.”
Bethany glanced at him and smiled. “I’m proud of us.”
“It was an excellent display of avoidance,” Arrago agreed. “So, what’s next?”
“I have to go Wyllow and deal with the debrief. They’ll be kinder to me than to Jovan. Jovan’s going to the Temple to organize the aftermath. There are new promotions to arrange, recruitment, training, not to mention that all the knights and regulars, plus the conscripts and militia, will need a rest after this.” Bethany blew out a frustrated breath. “There’s so much to do and it’s all shit work now.”
He rolled his eyes. “I meant, what’s next for you?”
“I just told you.”
“After Wyllow. It’ll take you, what? A month to get home. Another month to deal with the aftermath. What comes after?”
“I don’t know.” Bethany turned to Arrago and touched his face with her calloused hand. She smiled at him. “Does your offer still stand?”
“Which one?”
“The one asking me to come back and train a new royal guard.”
“Oh, that one,” Arrago said, exaggerating his disappointment. “Yes, that’s still available.”
“I think I’d like to do that for a while.”
Arrago kissed her lips, a soft gesture. He rested his head against hers. “Promise to write?”
“As much as possible. I do have a lot to do. It might take me a year, maybe more, before I can return.” She sucked in a breath. “I’m not quite ready to answer. I hope you understand.”
Arrago cupped her face. “I’ll wait.”
“Then I’ll come back.”
Bethany kissed his cheek and motioned for the servant to pick up her gear. Together, they walked to one of the hundreds of rowboats ferrying people back and forth to the ships further out.
“Good bye, Majesty.”
“Good bye, Lady Bethany.”
Thank you for reading FURY. Don’t despair because Bethany will be back in SCHEMES, coming August 2, 2015. In this final novella of the Tranquility series, Bethany returns to Taftlin to uncover a plot to assassinate King Arrago and Prince Henry.
She enlists some interesting allies along the way, including an elderly duchess with a sharp tongue and an eager apprentice knight, and together they race against the clock. Preorder Schemes today!
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