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As they continued their walk, she asked, “How was your day, Iain?”
“It was good, thank you.”
As Iain thought more about it, he realized that Liosa never asked him about his day. They were frolicking in bed or engaged in a row outside of it. There was no in-between.
“Did you do anything out of the ordinary or find something enjoyable?” Yesenda asked.
He paused and wondered that no one had asked him that before.
“Aye, I trained some of the new lads who foster with us for the summer,” he replied.
“Do you enjoy training the young ones?”
“I do. There is something satisfying about being able to nurture and build on their natural talent. When you see them struggle to master something, then one day it all makes sense. Tis a great feeling of achievement.”
Yesenda smiled at him as if she understood exactly what he meant. “That is a very meaningful thing indeed, Iain. To pass on your skills and wisdom to the next lot of warriors. It is as if you are preparing them for a time when you are not there.”
“Aye, tis exactly as you say. They must learn to survive without us and that is why I am hard on them, because someday it could save their life.”
“Tis a blessing, Iain, when you can prepare young ones for the future, even if you may not be around to see it. Tis a powerful legacy to leave behind,” Yesenda said.
Iain felt a deep connection to her words and, not for the first time, it had him thinking about the legacy he would like to leave behind. Suddenly, he had visions of Yesenda ripe with his child in her belly and a home filled with love and stories by the fireplace. Another epiphany hit him.
“Good lord!” he said out loud.
“What is it?” Yesenda asked.
“Tis you, just you and…this.These ordinary moments made perfect because I get to share them with you,” Iain whispered.
Yesenda blushed. “Iain, are you a bard perchance, because I think you just scribed the beginnings of a song?”
Iain paused for a moment, then threw his head back and burst out laughing. Yesenda took a sharp breath at the sheer beauty of it.
When Iain finally stopped laughing, his expression became wistful, and he said, “I’ve never met anyone like you, lass.”
“Nor I you, Iain.”
“Then we make a fine pair indeed.” His heated gaze settled on her lips.
They both just stared at one another and did not move or speak. It felt almost intimate.
“Yesenda, is there a man in your life?” Iain needed to know.
“How do you mean?”
“Are you betrothed or courting anyone?”
“No, I am not. Why?”
“I just wanted to make sure. I’m sorry but I have to go. There is something important I need to see to.”
“All right.”
The next minute Iain was gone, and it left Yesenda wondering what caused him to leave so abruptly. Eventually, she just shook her head and said, “Bards.”
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Bram’s Study
