Captives
“The haze of voices around him washed over his sore head, with a few phrases managing to reach his tired mind despite himself.
“It simply cannot be –”
“It must be him, or I shall forbid it!”
Raising himself to attention once more, Fitz tried to smile.
He was sitting in a room with some of the most important and noble people in both England and Normandy in London, and his head hurt. The more the discussion continued, the more fractious everyone became – and the more wine that was ...drunk. The letter that he had carried to London for Odo had concerned this meeting, and once again Fitz cursed the moment that he agreed to carry it.
A tall man stood up, and without him saying a word, the din settled down to silence.
“Now,” said King William, “this has bored me. My wife’s coronation is not a matter for discussion. It is a stupendous event, which all of you are honoured to be a part of, let alone consulted on.”MoreLess
“It simply cannot be –”
“It must be him, or I shall forbid it!”
Raising himself to attention once more, Fitz tried to smile.
He was sitting in a room with some of the most important and noble people in both England and Normandy in London, and his head hurt. The more the discussion continued, the more fractious everyone became – and the more wine that was ...drunk. The letter that he had carried to London for Odo had concerned this meeting, and once again Fitz cursed the moment that he agreed to carry it.
A tall man stood up, and without him saying a word, the din settled down to silence.
“Now,” said King William, “this has bored me. My wife’s coronation is not a matter for discussion. It is a stupendous event, which all of you are honoured to be a part of, let alone consulted on.”MoreLess
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