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"Garbhán Isle is not ht of the part of his lair he’dhe thought a huest bookshelf and bed he could find At the tiht a queen must have her court with her But then, Annould never be an ordinary queen

"I’, woman, you already have this planned"

Her eyes sparkled with exciteot it all worked out The troops can set perilen That e’ll be protected And, of course, I’ll only use my best and closest men Morfyd and Brastias can take care of the day-to-day issues at Garbhán Isle It’s all dead boring, anyway It’s all about lurain andyuck! I can’t even rinned as she continued, "Your faons will feel safer here, if they dare visit And if there is any strike against our throne, Morfyd will be able to let us know And now that your ets in our way Crush them like ants!"

She finished the last part off as if she just told hiht Not that she was, actually, discussing an alliance not seen in Dark Plains for ons An alliance she clearly planned to use

He stared at her, not sure what he should say

"Cohus You can’t tell hed "Yes, Annwyl It’s bloody brilliant" Fearghus leaned in and nuzzled her neck, his fingers brushing her hard niles

She giggled as she pushed his face away "That’s not an answer, Dragon!"

"Oh, you actually want an answer I thought you already had your ed, a less-than-innocent s polite"

He stared at her, then shook his head "No"

"What do you mean, no?"

He stretched out next to her His hands behind his head "I mean no I don’t think so"

Annwyl pushed hied "Just don’t feel like it"

Annwyl crossed her ar about, "Really?"

"Annwyl, I’ve been alone for well over a hundred years I’ onon your part"

"Convincing?" She raised an eyebrow "How on Very stubborn We’re looking at hours, if not days of convincingor years" He looked into her green eyes "Perhaps a lifetime"

Annwyl stretched out across his chest, her head propped up on one aruess you better, wench"

Annwyl kissed hio

CHAINS & FLAMES

G A Aiken

Chapter 1