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confused.” Kane smiled when she turned to him. “Lorraine is a pretty name.”
“Not that I’m any judge of cows, but Lorraine did seem a handsome animal. And, Aggie, Mistress Poskitt, told me she was named her after her dead great-aunt.” Brenna smiled slyly at him. “But not having known the aunt, I can’t say whether there’s a resemblance or not.” She grinned when he laughed. She was feeling that they were almost back to normal, when Kane stopped laughing and looked away. The rest of the trip was spent in silence, Brenna furiously trying to think of how she could make Kane feel at ease when he could barely even look at her.
“You’ve a nice young man, Brenna,” Mistress Utley said. They were taking a short break and both had gravitated to the window. Kane was outside, stripped to the waist in the warm spring afternoon, muscles flexing as he swung the axe and chopped wood. “It was kind of him to offer to do some chores, but I did tell you my grandson comes over every second day to look out for me, didn’t I?”
“I recall you saying that, yes,” Brenna said. “But I wanted Kane to meet you, and I wanted you to meet him.” Her smile faltered. “And I’m not sure he would have come just for me.” She turned to Mistress Utley and grinned. “Besides, he does look rather nice out there, doesn’t he?”
Mistress Utley laughed and patted her arm, turning away from the window. “Back to work, young lady, if you want to finish your studies in two weeks.”
“But I need to finish them in one week.” Brenna followed Mistress Utley back to the worktable. “Much as I’ve enjoyed Lakeview and appreciate everything you and Laurel have done for me, I must leave as soon as possible.”
“And why is that?” Mistress Utley asked. “Does it have anything to do with our young man’s arrival? I thought you said he was going to stay with you and Laurel for a while.”
“Kane brought some news,” Brenna said. “News I’ve been waiting for forever. I have to leave.”
“I can see it’s very important,” Mistress Utley said. “And I won’t pry, but if you’ve been waiting forever an extra week or two shouldn’t hurt.”
“You sound like Kane,” Brenna said. “But now that I finally have the news, I have to go.”
“I understand,” Mistress Utley said. “But there are some things you just can’t rush. Learning magic is one of them.” She pinned Brenna with a sharp look. “And that young man out there is another. He’ll come around when he’s ready.”
“But, I …” Brenna stopped at the serious look on her teacher’s face. She’d just met Kane, how could she know anything about him? And she hadn’t been planning to coerce him- she simply wanted to make him see that she was right about them – that they belonged together.
“I’m an old woman, Brenna. I’ve lived a lot of years and one thing I’ve learned is that you can’t force people to you, but you can force them away. Let him come to his own decision, in his own time.” Mistress Utley smiled at her. “I’ve a feeling that one will be worth the wait.”
In the next week Kane and Brenna settled into a quiet routine. He’d walk with her to her lessons with Mistress Utley, after which he’d usually do some solitary sword work before exercising both Runner and Blaze, then he’d head back to meet up with Brenna.
They spent afternoons in the mountain meadows, with Brenna showing him which plants to harvest as she stocked up on healing supplies. As they worked, she told him of visions she’d been having.
“An exodus from both Comack and Kingsreach?” he asked in alarm. “This year?”
“Yes,” Brenna confirmed. “At least that’s what Laurel and I believe based on the details in the visions.” She reached out and cut the stalk of a plant and carefully placed it in her bag.
“Why did you wait until now to tell me?” Kane asked. How could she behave as though nothing was wrong? They should have
“Not that I’m any judge of cows, but Lorraine did seem a handsome animal. And, Aggie, Mistress Poskitt, told me she was named her after her dead great-aunt.” Brenna smiled slyly at him. “But not having known the aunt, I can’t say whether there’s a resemblance or not.” She grinned when he laughed. She was feeling that they were almost back to normal, when Kane stopped laughing and looked away. The rest of the trip was spent in silence, Brenna furiously trying to think of how she could make Kane feel at ease when he could barely even look at her.
“You’ve a nice young man, Brenna,” Mistress Utley said. They were taking a short break and both had gravitated to the window. Kane was outside, stripped to the waist in the warm spring afternoon, muscles flexing as he swung the axe and chopped wood. “It was kind of him to offer to do some chores, but I did tell you my grandson comes over every second day to look out for me, didn’t I?”
“I recall you saying that, yes,” Brenna said. “But I wanted Kane to meet you, and I wanted you to meet him.” Her smile faltered. “And I’m not sure he would have come just for me.” She turned to Mistress Utley and grinned. “Besides, he does look rather nice out there, doesn’t he?”
Mistress Utley laughed and patted her arm, turning away from the window. “Back to work, young lady, if you want to finish your studies in two weeks.”
“But I need to finish them in one week.” Brenna followed Mistress Utley back to the worktable. “Much as I’ve enjoyed Lakeview and appreciate everything you and Laurel have done for me, I must leave as soon as possible.”
“And why is that?” Mistress Utley asked. “Does it have anything to do with our young man’s arrival? I thought you said he was going to stay with you and Laurel for a while.”
“Kane brought some news,” Brenna said. “News I’ve been waiting for forever. I have to leave.”
“I can see it’s very important,” Mistress Utley said. “And I won’t pry, but if you’ve been waiting forever an extra week or two shouldn’t hurt.”
“You sound like Kane,” Brenna said. “But now that I finally have the news, I have to go.”
“I understand,” Mistress Utley said. “But there are some things you just can’t rush. Learning magic is one of them.” She pinned Brenna with a sharp look. “And that young man out there is another. He’ll come around when he’s ready.”
“But, I …” Brenna stopped at the serious look on her teacher’s face. She’d just met Kane, how could she know anything about him? And she hadn’t been planning to coerce him- she simply wanted to make him see that she was right about them – that they belonged together.
“I’m an old woman, Brenna. I’ve lived a lot of years and one thing I’ve learned is that you can’t force people to you, but you can force them away. Let him come to his own decision, in his own time.” Mistress Utley smiled at her. “I’ve a feeling that one will be worth the wait.”
In the next week Kane and Brenna settled into a quiet routine. He’d walk with her to her lessons with Mistress Utley, after which he’d usually do some solitary sword work before exercising both Runner and Blaze, then he’d head back to meet up with Brenna.
They spent afternoons in the mountain meadows, with Brenna showing him which plants to harvest as she stocked up on healing supplies. As they worked, she told him of visions she’d been having.
“An exodus from both Comack and Kingsreach?” he asked in alarm. “This year?”
“Yes,” Brenna confirmed. “At least that’s what Laurel and I believe based on the details in the visions.” She reached out and cut the stalk of a plant and carefully placed it in her bag.
“Why did you wait until now to tell me?” Kane asked. How could she behave as though nothing was wrong? They should have
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