CHAPTER 22
At dinner that evening George finally got his opportunity to meet Edern. He was interested to see that Edern was seated to Gwyn’s right, after Idris. It was a place of honor, certainly, but also well separated from their sister on Gwyn’s other hand. Eurig’s comments about Edern’s dislike of her were borne out by the stern countenance he maintained throughout the meal whenever she spoke, and the effort he made to confine all of his own conversation, what there was of it, to the immediate family seated to the right of him.
George swapped places with Rhian so that she could be nearer her grandfather, and Rhodri joined him at the end of the table on the same impulse.
“Does he ever smile when he isn’t looking at his grandchildren?” George asked Rhodri quietly.
“Not always then, e
