Love of Lady Liana.

Love of Lady Liana. Page 18

by Alvarez y Losada

  It did not throw the arms to him to the neck nor she directed one to him of those smiles that he remembered pleased: a smile that it evoked in his memory the pleasure, the dulzura and the laughter.

  -- Venci' -- Rogan, the eyes said brilliants.

  -- Yes, you won -- Liana with voice confirmed neutral.

  It did not include/understand the tone of Liana, was as if it estu­viese angered with him.

  -- Venci' to that man with enough facility.

  -- Oh, yes, for you was very easy. It was easy to humiliate it, to lo­grar that people ed ***reflx mng themselves of him.

  Rogan did not understand it and it did not try to do it. This time her woman had arrived too much far. It prepared the hand stops to strike it.

  -- Now you will punish to me?. You will punish a other that are weaker than you? To all your relatives? To my, that I am your wife, and to your brothers. Why nonapresas to your children, and you tie them to trees and you flagellate them?

  Rogan was convinced that this woman was crazy person and his and words made no sense. It lowered the hand, a became and began to return to the village.

  Liana prevented him to advance.

  -- About what you were thinking when you so cruel punished the boy? You obtained that it happened through idiot.

  Now, the temperament of Rogan it declared. It grasped it by shoulders and it shouted to him to the face.

  -- it disliked to You to see that it happened through idiot? You preferred that I was the defeated one? It would have pleased to you that it supported the head in your lap?

  It separated the hands from shoulders of Liana, it had revealed too much of which felt and began to move away. Liana it remained a little while of foot, the fixed eyes in the ground while it reflected in which Rogan had said. Slowly it included/understood the sense of its words and it had to run to reach it. One in front of stood him.

  -- You were jealous -- it said, and while it watched in its voice pronounced astonishment.

  It did not answer and avoiding it continued it walking. She returned to stand in front of him and supported the hands on the chest of Rogan.

  -- you really struck thus to that boy to only make an impression to me?

  Rogan watched the distant spot, on the head of Liana.

  -- Deseaba to prove its force and his speed and later the subject did not interest to me. -- Miro' at Liana and turned aside eyes.-- is not a boy, it has my age, or perhaps a little more.

  Liana began to smile. It did not please to him what he had made his average brother, but what placentero era to think that his husband was jealous because of the way in which she had watched another man.

  -- your same age Can have, but it is not as hard as you, neither so capable, nor so good looking.

  -- I was too much far from my men, it is necessary that we return to the castle.

  It had the rigid body.

  -- But the bet was that you would be my slave a whole day -- Liana said, that it could not avoid a slight one moaned --. They see we will seat in the forest, we did not need to return to the fair.

  Rogan was following it. She it knew to ingeniar them to it to obtain that it forgot his to have and responsibilities. Ever since one had married with her, Rogan had neglected its work more than during all its preceding life.

  -- Ven, siéntate here, to my side -- him it said, indicating a place covered with grass and cultivated field of flowers, next to little stream.

  By the expression of Rogan, Liana it included/understood that it still was angered and began to sonreir to him, when movement between the trees that were behind attracted its attention.

  — ¡Taken care of! -- it was able to shout.

  Rogan separated very instinctively and thus it avoided the cuchillada one that was directed to its back.

  Liana remained nailed in the place, observing horrified as Baudoin attacked Rogan with a knife. It saw blood in the arm of Rogan, but in the frenzy of the moment it could not determine if hurt he was serious.

  This time Rogan could not put under so easily to its average brother, Baudoin was furious and had come to kill.

  Liana could do little more than to watch while the men struggled, falling and rolling on the grass, the knife flashing of as much in as much between both. The rage increased the forces of Baudoin and Liana it included/understood that Rogan was fighting by its life.

  When watching at his around, it saw a branch it cuts and thickness. It gathered, maintaining it it with the two hands, and later it approached vigorous adversaries both. It had to back down of a jump when they rolling approached to him and to advance when they moved away. The two heads, each face sunk in the body of the other, was so similar that she feared possibility of striking the mistaken man.

  And suddenly, one was offered to him opportunity. Baudoin gave off its right arm and raised the knife on cue­llo of Rogan. A moment later collapsed impotent, because Liana it unloaded the stick on his head.

  During a little while Rogan it did not do a single one movi­miento, remained laid down, its average inert brother, laying on him. No it pleased to him to recognize that it could es­tar dead but for one... one woman. It separated from himself to Baudoin, it was put of foot and it did not want to mi­rar to its wife.

  -- Regresaremos and I will order the men that they come to look for it -- murmured.

  -- and what will make your men? -- it asked Liana, mien­tras reviewed the wound of the arm of Rogan. It was only one le­sión superficial.

  -- they will execute It.

  -- To your own brother? -- it asked Liana.

  Rogan frunció entrecejo.

  -- He will be fast, will not burn it nor they will torture.

  Liana reflected a little while.

  -- Ve look for the men. In awhile more me reu­niré with you.

  Rogan watched it and felt the beat of his own blood in sien it.

  -- Quieres to remain here with him?

  The eyes of Liana nailed in those of Rogan.

  -- Quiero to help him to escape of your injustice.

  -- My... ? -- Rogan, stupefied said --. It dealed with matar­me, if that nothing means for you, for me is much.

  Liana approached him and supported the hands on the bra­zos of Rogan.

  -- Perdiste to so many brothers, the majority average her­manos. How you can accept the possibility of losing another one? It accepts a this man and entrénalo. Entrénalo so that he is one of your horsemen.

  Rogan separated from Liana and it watched it astonished.

  -- Pretendes to teach to me how I must direct to my hom­bres? You request to me that it coexists with a man who tried to kill to me? You want desembarazarte of me, to be able to te­ner to this man?

  Liana elevated the hands to the sky in impo­tencia gesture.

  — ¡How stupid you are! I chose you to you. You have idea of the number of pretendientes that requested my hand? Ansia­ban desperately the money of my father and corte­jaron to me of all the ways imaginable. Poetries wrote to me, intoned songs of tribute to my beauty. ¡But you! You threw me to a marsh and you ordered to me that she washed to you clothes and, stupid of me, I accepted to marry conti­go. And what I received in payment of my stupidity? Others muje­res in your bed while you ignore to me, the stench of your body. And now dare to accuse I to like of other men. I have cleaned that sewer to which flames your house, I gave better food you, I have been an enthusiastic one companion of your bed, and you dare to accuse to me of adultery? We go, kills a this man. What matters to me? I will return with my father and you will be able to conserve gold, with no need to fight with a wife embrollona.

  The rage that felt began a to dissipate and Liana felt on the brink of madness tired and depressed and the tears. It had failed with Rogan. Exactly like him advirtie­ra Helen, had failed.

  -- What marsh? -- he was everything what Rogan it said des­pués of a little while.

  Liana was swallowing the tears.

  -- Next to the pool -- it said with tired voice -- . Obli­gaste to w
ash your clothes to me. Well, we go away? It will wake up in a moment.

  Rogan took a step towards her, supported fingers under their chin and forced to raise it the head and to watch it.

  -- it had forgotten that. So that you are the witch who bored the clothes to me?

  Liana separated from him.

  -- I gave other articles to You. We go now? Or perhaps I want to leave and you will remain back to kill your brother. So time it has sisters and you can raptar them and form a new group of Days.

  Rogan grasped the arm to him and it forced a to watch it. If, she were the girl of the pool. It remembered late that, when he es­taba laid down, knowing that they observed it, pleased when discovering that she was one pretty woman. It had demonstrated then that she had character, and she had revealed en­tereza still more when she approached the torch his bed.

  It offered something to him that had not offered a a woman in many years: it smiled to him.

  Liana felt that they bent to him knees before the effect of that smile. Its face, bets, was transforma­da and it had acquired an almost childish dulzura. This era the man who his first wife had seen? And if it were thus, how it could be explained that there was it left?

  -- Well -- it said -- Then, you accepted to marry you with me because I threw you to a marsh?

  But by notable who was his bearing, she not esta­ba arranged to answer to him... mainly yes it used that tone of voice. Rogan was giving to understand that it was one jo­ven idiot farmer and sensual, not far better that one of its Days. One became, the raised back, high head and co­menzó to walk towards the village.

  It reached it and Liana almost could not believe what su­cedía when it raised it in his arms as if she had been a girl and later it threw it to the air.

  -- and now, that you have glided for my? -- it asked while it maintained it to avoid that it fell --. You will return to burn to me bed? Or perhaps now you set out to set afire all the castle? -- it threw It to air again.-- being a so small person, you have a very energetic way of con­seguir what you wish.

  It threw the arms to him to the neck, stops to avoid to fall.

  -- This is better -- he said and he kissed to him neck.

  The rage of Liana dissipated and Rogan it knew because it could feel the quiet laughter of his wife against his own one neck.

  — ¡You!-- Liana said, and unloaded the fist on hom­bro of Rogan -- Bájame. You will kill your brother?

  It watched it and it wagged the head.

  -- you do not forget anything, right?

  It raised a hand and caressed cheek of Rogan.

  -- Not -- it said in low voice --. When I decide that I want al­go, never it forgetfulness.

  The eyes of Rogan acquired one serious expression, while it watched, as if something disturbed it, and co­menzó to answer to him, but moaning of Baudoin, laying in the ground, behind two, attracted their attention. Rogan was come off Liana with such rapidity that she it struck against a tree.

  When it recovered the balance, it saw a Rogan of foot so­bre its average brother, the knife in the hand.

  Liana began to say. It said fervently, with to­do its heart, requesting that his husband demonstrated compa­sión towards the young person.

  -- and how you will kill to me?

  It was on the awares and it saw Baudoin of foot, raised and orgu­lloso front to Rogan, without demonstrating fear.

  -- With the fire? -- Baudoin asked --. Or your tortu­radores will work on me? Your men are hidden in forest and spies to us? They will burn the village because of the theater piece?

  Liana watched men both, Rogan of backs to her, and contained the breathing. He knew that his husband could kill easily to Baudoin if therefore he decided it and he requested that he did not do it. Rogan happened the knife from a hand to the other and kept silence.

  -- How you gain the life? -- it asked finally Ro­gan.

  The question seemed to frighten a Baudoin.

  -- Compro and Wend wool.

  -- You are honest?

  The expression of the face of Baudoin put of manifies­to its rage.

  -- more honest than the man who was our father, more honest than our illustrious brothers. I not permi­to that my children pass hunger.

  Liana could not see the face of Rogan and it feared that the observations of Baudoin meant the sentence of death of young person. When Rogan spoke, it did it with smooth and somewhat vacillating voice.

  -- the last years there are lost several brothers, I do not want to lose others. If it took you house to my, you would render to me fidelity oath? And you would respect it?

  Baudoin watched overwhelmed Rogan... it was so astonished that it could not speak. It had always hated its average brothers that they inhabited the castle on the hill. It lived in the poverty and however they had everything.

  Liana noticed the hesitation of Baudoin and it could guess his sense. Also it noticed that the generosity of Rogan soon one would become rage if she were not accepted quickly. With a movement express was put both between men.

  -- Tienes children? -- it said to Baudoin --. How many? What age has? When you come to live with us, I will take care of its education. They can go to the school with the children of Rogan.

  -- What children? -- Rogan asked, watching it, hostile. ¡That wool merchant refused to pay tribute to him! It would have had to kill it one hour back, but it did not do it because of the interference of its wife. It took a step towards her.

  Liana grasped the arm of Baudoin, of way so that it was protecting it and protecting she herself.

  -- Of course, all your small ones pelirrojos -- it said vivazmente --. Your wife knows to sew? -- it asked Baudoin --. I need women who know to sew. Or to spin. Or to weave. While you train with Rogan, she can accompany to me. Rogan, why you do not explain your brother -- it emphasized the word -- That with you it will have to much perhaps work prefers to continue buying and selling wool.

  -- I must try to persuade it? -- incredulous Rogan asked --. I must explain the comfort to him of the bed? Or to attract offering it every day to him meat?

  Baudoin was reacting of impression. It had inherited the intelligence of his father and nobody never accused it of to be stupid.

  -- My gentleman, you pardon the hesitation -- it said aloud, separating from Liana the attention of Rogan -- I thank for much to You your offer, and I... -- Hizo a pause and became hardened the glance to him.-- I will defend with the life the name of Peregrine.

  Rogan observed and Liana long it included/understood that it was fighting with something in his intimate law. Please, it said without to speak, please, créele.

  -- Ven see me tomorrow -- it said to the aim Rogan --. Now, it vetoes.

  Once Baudoin left, the eyes of Liana they filled of lightening tears. One approached Rogan, threw to him arms to the neck and kissed it.

  -- Thanks -- it said --. Thank you very much.

  -- you will feel so been thankful when me bring with the sword of that man in the heart?

  -- I do not create... -- it began to say, but in reality did not know if Rogan were or not in the certain thing --. Perhaps I committed an error. Perhaps you had to give the writer position him, or to send it to the other castle, or...

  -- Crees that I am a cowardly one?

  -- When one is your security, no I want to run risks.

  -- Some women have said to me the same before -- Rogan affirmed --, and later one saw that they did not deserve confidence.

  She approached her lips those of Rogan.

  -- Who said that to you? Jeanne Howard?

  It was in arms of Rogan and a moment later the face was in the ground, watching that had caused tremor of done and right men.

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  Rogan became and began to walk a traverse of the forest, moving away of her and the village.

  Liana began to run after him, being glad to dress the short skirt farmer while she jumped on fallen trunks and avoided the trees. But it could not reach to Rogan, in few minutes it disappeared of th
e Vista.

  -- Damn he is and damn its temperament -- Liana said aloud, and furious it struck the ground with the foot.

  It had not noticed that it was so close of the stream or that the ground descended there abruptly. The floor yielded under his weight and began to slide on the back, in a seven or six section about meters, shouting to the time that fell.

  When it arrived at the Rogan bottom was there; it had extracted a short sword that hid under the túnica. Now, it was of foot and watched it.

  -- Who did this? -- it asked.

  Liana did not have time to bless good luck that had allowed him to recover to Rogan.

  -- Cai' -- it explained --. He was persiguiéndote and I fell.

  -- Oh -- he said, without minimum interest, while it again kept the sword under the article from rough fabric.

  Rogan remained, engrossed there, as if you did not have idea of which it would do later.

  -- Llévame to the water, slave -- it ordered Liana, extending the hand in an arrogant gesture. As he did not move Liana it added:-- Please.

  Rogan inclined, it raised it and it walked towards the stream It surrounded the neck to him with the arms and tightened the face con­tra Rogan.

  -- Jeanne was pretty? -- it asked.

  It loosen it in the cold water like ice.

  Escupiendo water, Liana emerged stops to breathe and Ro­gan already was moving away again.

  — ¡You are the worse slave than it existed never! -- Liana shouted to him --. You will lose the bet.

  While she was in the water he it returned and judging by the expression of its Liana face almost it wished that not hubie­se returned.

  -- Woman, I will not lose any bet with you -- it said with I grumble burdens --. In my life there are things that do not con­ciernen to nobody and... and...

  -- Jeanne Howard? -- she said. They began to cas­tañetear the teeth to him.

  -- Yes, that woman who caused the death of...

  -- Basil and James -- she said.

  It was interrupted and it watched it with hostility.

  -- you make fun of of me? -- it murmured.

 

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