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The hours crawled by for Gavin as he paced in his cell He&039;d been incarcerated for six daysand Madelyne had not been to visit hi before, when he&039;d vented his anxiety and fear in such a veno to interact with him when he acted in such an infantile waybut did she not kno ed to see her? Howvisits?

He&039;d been a fool to speak so sharply, so spitefully to her when she&039;d done naught but treat hi but drive wo to the bars, he pushed his face as close up against theht side, from which Madelyne would come He missed the clean cloths and bowls of water she sent hiht, and the bits of bread, h he wasn&039;t being starved, the fare served him was little better than peasant bread and watered-down ale

Suddenly, he heard a coainst the bars Mayhap she&039;d come

But it was Cle after theone! She is taken!" Jube burst out as he and his one!"

Gavin&039;s world stopped Everything went black

"What do youthat if he&039;d heard what he believed he&039;d heard he would surely go mad Still, he kept his voice calo nowhere but with one of you?"

He gripped the bars, his breath increasing in speed, and saw the answer in their faces before Cleone?" His voice rose and he shook the bars "Get ! I must see him! Get him to me now!"

Sickness pitched his sto to life all over his body, trickling down his back and face "Take uard, and reaching through the bars to grasp thethe "

He released the guard, ith a terrified backward glance, rushed off Gavin turned his attention to Cle desperately to control the panic that screah his veins "Tellhas she been gone?"

Clem stepped forward, disease patterned on his face "When last I saw her, &039;twas yesterday ht her to visit you I waited for her and whilst she visited with you, Rohan cae that Jube and Thomas required my assistance at the stables with Rule He assured me he would return Lady Madelyne to her chalanced at Clee froht, so I did not think to find her until after the midday meal, when she did not come to eat"

"No one has seen Rohan and Madelyne since yesterday morn, my lord"

"Rohan He is the one" Gavin spat the words, even as his ht to collect his mind, to clear it from the dread that threatened to paralyze him Calm and clear He would remain calm and clear, for this was the most important battle of his life

"Fantin has taken her to Tricourten, I would stakedoes not release me" His voice trailed off He could not conceive of that possibilityHenry o! Go now!"

Gavin paced blindly after they left Would Henry corasped the bars when he thought he heard the sound of so, but no one ca tension in his chest His heart thumped crazily, his breath caining as happening to Madelynewhat herto her

But he could not keep his athered in the back of his throat He retched in the corner, sagging against the wall, pushing his fingers into his eyes to keep the tears at bay

Cles and collect the other men-at-arms from Gavin&039;s retinue, and then they were off to Tricourten