Gaurennes Bearing Gifts~
Nigel Willoughby
Jorendon Harbor
“I warned you, Uncle. They are clever.” Captain Briac Kerjean, the infamous Blackheart himself, glanced up from his meal. “Yet you are still alive. They must have taken a liking to you.”
A delicate-featured, sun-bronzed woman seated at his right smiled. Her face was a mirror image of the fair-haired man seated beside her. Lord Geoffrey Langdon acknowledged Nigel with an amused nod.
Seated at Blackheart’s left, Jules Brunet darted him a guilty look and went back to chewing his dinner.
Three empty places awaited them at the table.
“Please, join us,” said the woman. “I am Melynda Kerjean. The hospitality of the Alsa Rose is yours.”
“Uncle Rene extends an unconventional invitation,” said Lucinda.
“My apologies, Lady Lucinda,” s
