Hooked on Windmaster Legend, Rebuffed, #mfrwhook

A forbidden love. An impossible quest.
The accusation of witchcraft. Can love survive?

As a final excerpt as part of the celebration of the release of Windmaster Legend, more of the initial meeting between  Sub-Commander Pelra and Eirik, the future ruler of Clan Daimh.

To set the stage, in the previous excerpt, Pelra met Eirik, and she acknowledges the attraction... until he goes too far.

The arrival of two saddled horses followed by four more bearing their packages tied to their pack saddles brought Eirik, Conall, and Pelra to their feet. “It looks like your clan wants us underway as much as I want to get there,” Eirik said to Pelra. Bowing, he held open the second coat. “M’lady, if I may assist you.” He tilted his head at the darkening sky. “I fear the clouds are not waiting. We’ll be deluged within two candlemarks.”

Pelra gave a formal curtsy. “Thank you, kind sir.” Swift movements shrugged the coat onto her shoulders, and she tied the belt around her waist.

“May I assist you to the saddle, m’lady?” Eirik bent down, his fingers interlaced to form a cup.

Where before his attention attracted her, Pelra decided his solicitousness needed to be reined in. “I can mount quite well myself. If we need to make time, I suggest you get into your own saddle.”

Eirik accepted the rebuff with a smile and a wink.

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