Chapter Seven
RowanSix more days passed and still the runaways had not come back to Asaruthe. Nor did Gwenn go to Ruthecombe and beg her mother’s forgiveness. She, Arkady and Gunnar toiled away on the boat, while Katkin and Poppy dealt with the farm chores as best they could. The work of managing the sheep, as well as milking the cows, kept them busy, but Katkin felt grateful for the distraction.
Poppy worked silently alongside her mother. Katkin tried to be cheerful, and spoke with a certainty she did not feel. “Don’t worry, Poppy. Gwillam and Myrie are probably on their way back by now, and your Patre will be doing his best to get home as well. You know he loves you dearly.”
“I know...” Poppy still sounded angry. “But you don’t love him, do you? Who is the he Patre mentioned before he
