giant’s wife, cont. 1/05

With a frown, Heddwyn tore down the notice and crumpled it in a small wade of paper. He should have realized, after refusing Lord Conward’s son entry into his squad for the seventh time, that the man would find some way to get his son close to him. The fact was Rok Conward had no military skill. AFter trying to get into his squad for the last three years, it was only this last time that Heddwyn might even have considered him. But after the proposal of Cynthia to him, followed by the threat during the dinner, Heddwyn did not trust any Conward near him….