The king slapped his desk in anger and the attendant shivered. Lady Raine walked in and stared at his frowning face.
"What is it?" she asked.
"Go and ask the Holy Tower of the wedding date that was prepared for Lady Steinhouse." he instructed his most trusted attendant and the man bowed and withdrew, leaving the king and Lady Raine in the the study.
"You have not said what the matter is. You intend to marry off Lady Steinhouse?" she asked.
"Not I, Lady Wickshire." he answered.
"To whom?" she was curious what this elusive lady had planned.
"The boy from before; Walter. She made it clear that it is a wedding more important than mine. She has given this task to me." he said and she frowned. No woman wanted to hear that her wedding is not as important as another's; but remembering the or
