Morgan wasn"t at the dais for supper. Yorath stood and announced the reason: “An unannounced visitor disturbed my father and ruined his appetite.” “Is it about either Henry Tudor or King Richard?” Leah asked. He assured her, “The kingdom is currently at peace and no word of another invasion has spread.” They had no way of knowing it would be on August 22. If her plans didn"t go awry this time, she would be gone from here, with her bag of gold coins from Andrew. Skipping the evening meal, she went for a walk around the castle grounds. Hooves pounded the earth and grew louder, but she ignored the noise, enjoying her solitude. She kept walking, her slippers dangling from her hand, her hair blowing free, the grass cushioning her bare feet. She headed for the stream and sat under a scraggly

