Vevina paced the floor in her bedchamber. It had been four days without a word from Astrid and she was worried senseless over her. What if she was hurt, or Lord forbid, captured again? She couldn't bear to think of such dire consequences.
She'd kept herself busy, though in an unorthodox manner, and had her wife to thank for it. With the few lessons she had given her, she gained courage and confidence that she could actually be capable of protecting herself if necessary, and she wanted to learn more.
She wanted to become strong not just to impress Astrid, but to claim her own self-worth. She'd made friends with Jonh the bowmaker and cajoled him into teaching her how to handle a bow. He balked at first, insisting he should get permission from her wife, but she insisted that she wanted to
