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Duncan swirled around on her, stared doith a watchful eye "Do youto the floor every ti aching backsides

"It wasn’t so bad"

"Tara Louise MacCoinnich, ‘tis our child you carry and I will not have you taking that fall again"

Myra’s brows shot up with his full use of Tara’s name Lizzy’s eyes widened quickly

Tara sent Duncan a coy smile "It isn’t so bad"

Duncan’s stern face rabbed hers He knelt to her level "I can’t bear the thought of you hurt, lass"

"I never hurt" She passed a quick look to the women in the circle "Not much anyway"

The other men helped the women to their feet

"What happened?" Ian asked

Collectively, the sisterscandles, cushions and any evidence of what they had been doing It was poetic to watch, and very well orchestrated

"Well?" Fin finally asked

"Grainna noticed us," Lizzy told him

"Are you sure?"

Amber sat by her mother when she asked

"Why else did we hear her? And we all sensed the need to get out"

Fin ht a flaht

"Liz is right She knew so"

"What did you see?" Fin tossed a ball of fire in his hand like it was a marble

"They were outside Lancaster In the forest"

"They?"

"Aye, Grainna and Steel and other people Many more," Myra said

"How many more?"

"Two dozen, maybe hts?"

"Some," Myra told him "Others were servants and only numbers, men who obviously haven’t been trained for war"

"How could you tell? We hts have horses,"

Myra explained to Lizzy "Or noblemen, Grainna would have no use for them"