Chapter 46

Fann swirled the drink in his glass as he watched Eleanor and Eliana. The two had talked hours away and showed no signs of stopping. He and Padrig had talked about the men chasing he and Eleanor as well as what Fann could expect when he arrived on MacDonald lands... And still, the sisters talked. Eight years was a long time, but... would they ever stop?

At least it seemed Eliana was doing most of the talking. At first, Fann had been worried because Eleanor was doing all the talking, telling Eliana about her abduction from the abbey and then the trip here. As soon as Eliana had learned about the bruising on Eleanor’s neck and the trouble with her voice since it happened, she had almost refused to let Eleanor get more than a few words in, so Fann was shocked when all of a sudden Eleanor gasped, and jumped to her feet. One hand on the base of her throat and the other on her stomach. She looked up, the firelight shimmered in her tear-filled eyes as they searched the room for him. Fann an