The Chessboard Queen
“He wished violently that she would stop her mooning and go find something to do. His back was killing him.She paid him no attention. All her life she had found that the only solution to a troubled mind was to look at the world from the highest place possible. The guard’s discomfort was his own problem.She couldn’t put a name to her sense of unease. Everything was well enough. Arthur was kinder than ever. The women had stopped glaring at her as she passed. Merlin was too wrapped up in whatever w...as bothering him to worry her. The knights were back to being funny and entertaining for her benefit. Even Torres seemed not to be angry with her after it was announced that she was going to spend the summer in religious retreat. Sir Ector had assured her that God would take notice of such piety and not only restore Lancelot but also give Arthur an heir. How nice. Spring was definitely making itself known. The sky was buoyant with sunlight and high clouds, and small flowers were creeping over the rocks and up the walls of Caerleon.But there was something missing, something not in tune.MoreLess
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