Grail Quest #2: Morgain's Revenge
Chapter One
The sunlight filtered down through the large window that dominated the room at the top of the Queen's Tower; its glass was the clearest and finest that craftsmen could make. Only the best was offered to the Queen of Camelot, Guinevere, and her court.
Today that court, fifteen ladies-in-waiting, chosen for their good breeding, fine manners, and gracious speech, was scattered about the room, sitting on cushioned benches or padded chairs pushed together for better gossiping. They worked at their stitchery and listened to a musician playing a lute quietly off in the corner. The queen sat in the center of the solar on a simple high-backed wooden chair that was practically hidden by the long purple folds of her skirt. Two maids held up brocaded fabrics for her consideration, while a master craftsman stood off to one side, awaiting her decision.
“Oh, dear. Allison, what have you been thinking to let your threads become so . . . tangled?"
The woman speaking to her was Caitrin. The eldest daughter of one of the queen's cousins, she was sweet-faced—but wit ... read full excerpt from: Grail Quest #2: Morgain's Revenge ebook
