The Shadow of a King (Shadowland book 2)
“He knew what he was doing, hated himself for it, but his mind was spinning, and he couldn't help it. Consequently, people avoided him and those needing his approval or consent for anything, quickly decided to leave the King to his moods and await the return of his more personable disposition. Therefore, he was left alone in his hall with none but the dogs for company.
The shadows of night were closing in when his waiting finally came to an end with the return of Sir Ector and his warriors. The clatter of the horses' hooves and rumbling chariot wheels echoing loud from down in the lower yard. The sound rising above the dripping of rain and the clamour of fortress life, jerking Uther from his sullen mood. A surge of anticipation flowed through him, and he stood up and paced the floor, the rushes rustling and whispering beneath his feet, waiting expectantly for news of Duc Gerlois and far more importantly, of Igraine. Moments past, and stretched into even greater spans as Sir Ector did not show.
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