Beau, perhaps also sensing the tension in the room, breathed an audible sigh of relief, grabbed a piece of roasted duck with his fingers, and said, “Sounds great to me, Gran. I never know which damn fork you are supposed to use with what anyway.” Then he put the duck in his mouth and ate it.
After that, they ate their meal contentedly and talked comfortably about what they might do the following day. It was decided that they would work at cleaning up the castle in the morning, and then in the afternoon, Nathaniel and Beau would go through the grounds and perhaps some of the forest to collect herbs and items that Gwyn always liked to have on hand as a midwife, and that Beau should have experience preparing. Then, if they had time, Nathaniel had promised to train Beau in fighting skills, hi
