“But he won"t stop till he achieves the highest office in the kingdom. Devout? To me it seems he thirsts for power.” She hated to harbor these doubts, but could not help it. “It is so hard to trust him.”
Anne shook her head. “Richard trusts him with his life. Surely you don"t doubt Richard"s judgment of character.”
Denys honestly couldn"t admit Richard"s choice of wife was bad judgment, but men didn"t judge each other the same way. “But I fear him, Anne. I also fear for him. He thrives on guile and strategems. He will surely get himself killed. "Tis as if he seeks it.”
for“Ah, he is a man. Give him a chance.” Anne"s voice hovered on the edge of pleading. “He thinks the world of you.” She went on, “He has spared nothing preparing Lilleshal, with the most exquisite marble and tapestries a
