Llandeilo and Llanafan Fawr, A.D. 935
King Hywel was so enchanted by his son’s former wife that he could barely take his eyes off her. He had never willingly betrayed Elen, not even in his thoughts, but Angharad put him to a severe test of mental fidelity. He remembered the Roman w***e and pushed her rapidly out of his mind. One of the three reasons he had made the journey from Ceredigion was to see Angharad. The second he had already dealt with, making the brief detour to his son’s castle, where he had left the mason more funds.
The mason had declared honestly that Prince Owain had paid him punctually, but as Hywel pointed out, the more money the mason had available, the sooner he could complete the work by hiring more labourers. The third reason he would now explain to his son.
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