Ludwig’s ears pricked up. “What business is that?”
She laughed. “The siege, of course. What else?”
He felt duly chastised. “I should have realized that. What"s the nature of this feud between your father and Lord Gebhard?”
“I’m afraid that’s entirely my fault.”
“Surely not?”
She nodded. “Yes, you see, Lord Gebhard came to visit my father nearly six months ago and proposed a union of our two houses.”
“So you’re saying he wanted you to marry his son, Hagan?”
She nodded again but remained quiet.
“I’m guessing you didn’t agree with the idea?”
“No, the very idea repulses me.”
“Is Master Hagan so villainous a figure?”
“The truth is I know almost nothing about him, but if he’s anything like his father, I should prefer to die a spinster.”
“Have you ever met the man?”
“I have not. Have
