Lord of the Isles (2011)
“Far back at the rear of the flock Cashel called, “Come along, Ginger, you’ve eaten all you’ll be able to digest. Tsk tsk tsk!”
Liane turned to Ilna and said, “Your brother seems very cheerful this morning, mistress.”
She sounded friendly; she always did when speaking to Ilna. In Ilna’s heart she felt as if Liane was secretly mocking her for being less beautiful, less wealthy, and less well educated; but Ilna also knew that others didn’t read the sneer beneath the smile. She’d look a fool if she reacted openly to it.
“Yes, he is, isn’t he?” Ilna said with a smile of her own. “Well, it’s a lovely day, and maybe he’s just happy to be alive after last night’s attack. How about you, Garric?”
Garric walked beside the gelding which Tenoctris rode today in Liane’s place. Benlo had started to protest, but his daughter’s cold glance had silenced him. Tenoctris had protested also; Liane said simply that she needed the exercise and that the older woman needed the rest.
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