Gunnar rapidly changed the subject. “Why do you want to invade St. Valery if it used to be your home? Do you not have people you care for there?”
The scrubbing stopped. Gwenn said, “Ketha told me I should and I believed her. She made me think my mother was a terrible person who deserved punishment.” Then the rag moved again as she sighed deeply.
“Do you still believe that, Faircrow?” he asked her softly.
“No, I don’t, not any more. Ketha lied about so many things. I thought she was my best friend, but all this time she has been using me to get what she wants.” She finished with the soap and pulled him backwards so he could lay against her chest with his head resting on her shoulder. Gunnar said nothing else for a few moments, lost in the thought he had never known happiness before, not
