again, but one kiss for the day was all he
could handle.
Chapter 7
The following morning Daniel sat down with Miles
and Simon on one side of the table, while Robin sat with Andrew and
Merek on the opposite side. They were discussing strategies to
retake the kingdom. After a long discussion, Daniel finally said,
“I don’t understand one thing. Why aren’t muskets allowed in
Cordovia?”
Andrew cleared his throat and explained. “As
soon as Rupert took over as king, he sent out a decree that no one
could have muskets in their homes. If our homes were searched and
one was found, the father was imprisoned. That frightened most
everyone.”
“Why not swords?” asked Daniel.
“After much contention, he finally allowed us to
keep our swords. He realized it was more of a sport than anything
and it was upsetting the people too much. Besides, sword fighting
draws an audience. It’s a real skill.”
Daniel nodded. “So that answers my question why
I saw the port covered with soldiers, checking our baggage. They
said no one was allowed weapons that were not approved by the
king.”
Robin interrupted as she said, “We’ve given our
opinions how to end this revolt. Now it’s your turn. What do you
think our plan should be? We’ve already riled the king and he’s got
soldiers in every village now. He’s mad.”
Daniel tapped his fingers against the table in
thought while everyone waited in silence.
Robin had not said much during the meeting. She
had allowed her father to say it all. In fact, all she could do was
stare at Daniel and wonder why her heart fluttered every time he
glanced at her and smiled. She wondered if it was because she had
such great admiration for him and because he was a good leader and
believed as she did. Or it could have been for the exact reason her
father had said as they walked to the meeting that morning.
Andrew had turned to her and noticed she had
fixed her hair extra nice and wore one of her favorite dresses to
the meeting. He had commented on it and said, “You like him, don’t
you?”
When she blushed, he laughed. “Nope. I was
wrong. You have finally fallen in love. It’s about time, young
lady. I was getting quite worried about you. You’ve been just too
picky about who courts you.”
“No! I’m not in love,” said Robin as she shook
her head in denial. “I’ve only seen him three times. We don’t know
one another that well.”
Andrew laughed and said, “That’s all it
takes.”
“What?”
He grinned. “The first time I met your mother I
couldn’t take my eyes off her. We talked for hours about many
subjects. She even laughed at my ridiculous jokes and I thought she
was so adorable. That was it. I knew I had lost my heart. By the
third visit, I knew she would be mine forever.” He nodded. “Yup.
You’re in love and you don’t even know it.”
Robin blinked and pushed the memory from her
mind as she looked at Daniel. Was her father right? She had never
been kissed like Daniel had kissed her. It had created feelings
inside her that were new to her. When he glanced at her and smiled,
her heart fluttered once again.
He then turned to the men and said, “I’ve got an
idea. We need to prove that the king murdered Edmund. So we need to
find the missing servant who attended to him and have her tell the
people what kind of man Rupert really is. If we can convince her to
testify against him, then the people will join forces with us and
take out Rupert.”
Andrew nodded. “That’s a good idea. But there’s
one problem.”
“What’s that?” asked Daniel.
“Well, if we take this servant from town to town
to talk to the people, then the soldiers will get wind of it and
scatter them and then grab our witness. They’ll probably arrest
whoever is disturbing the peace, too. It won’t work.”
Daniel smiled with confidence. “That’s why we
won’t speak to small groups. The soldiers can disrupt us and arrest
whoever attends. So we’ll have a large
could handle.
Chapter 7
The following morning Daniel sat down with Miles
and Simon on one side of the table, while Robin sat with Andrew and
Merek on the opposite side. They were discussing strategies to
retake the kingdom. After a long discussion, Daniel finally said,
“I don’t understand one thing. Why aren’t muskets allowed in
Cordovia?”
Andrew cleared his throat and explained. “As
soon as Rupert took over as king, he sent out a decree that no one
could have muskets in their homes. If our homes were searched and
one was found, the father was imprisoned. That frightened most
everyone.”
“Why not swords?” asked Daniel.
“After much contention, he finally allowed us to
keep our swords. He realized it was more of a sport than anything
and it was upsetting the people too much. Besides, sword fighting
draws an audience. It’s a real skill.”
Daniel nodded. “So that answers my question why
I saw the port covered with soldiers, checking our baggage. They
said no one was allowed weapons that were not approved by the
king.”
Robin interrupted as she said, “We’ve given our
opinions how to end this revolt. Now it’s your turn. What do you
think our plan should be? We’ve already riled the king and he’s got
soldiers in every village now. He’s mad.”
Daniel tapped his fingers against the table in
thought while everyone waited in silence.
Robin had not said much during the meeting. She
had allowed her father to say it all. In fact, all she could do was
stare at Daniel and wonder why her heart fluttered every time he
glanced at her and smiled. She wondered if it was because she had
such great admiration for him and because he was a good leader and
believed as she did. Or it could have been for the exact reason her
father had said as they walked to the meeting that morning.
Andrew had turned to her and noticed she had
fixed her hair extra nice and wore one of her favorite dresses to
the meeting. He had commented on it and said, “You like him, don’t
you?”
When she blushed, he laughed. “Nope. I was
wrong. You have finally fallen in love. It’s about time, young
lady. I was getting quite worried about you. You’ve been just too
picky about who courts you.”
“No! I’m not in love,” said Robin as she shook
her head in denial. “I’ve only seen him three times. We don’t know
one another that well.”
Andrew laughed and said, “That’s all it
takes.”
“What?”
He grinned. “The first time I met your mother I
couldn’t take my eyes off her. We talked for hours about many
subjects. She even laughed at my ridiculous jokes and I thought she
was so adorable. That was it. I knew I had lost my heart. By the
third visit, I knew she would be mine forever.” He nodded. “Yup.
You’re in love and you don’t even know it.”
Robin blinked and pushed the memory from her
mind as she looked at Daniel. Was her father right? She had never
been kissed like Daniel had kissed her. It had created feelings
inside her that were new to her. When he glanced at her and smiled,
her heart fluttered once again.
He then turned to the men and said, “I’ve got an
idea. We need to prove that the king murdered Edmund. So we need to
find the missing servant who attended to him and have her tell the
people what kind of man Rupert really is. If we can convince her to
testify against him, then the people will join forces with us and
take out Rupert.”
Andrew nodded. “That’s a good idea. But there’s
one problem.”
“What’s that?” asked Daniel.
“Well, if we take this servant from town to town
to talk to the people, then the soldiers will get wind of it and
scatter them and then grab our witness. They’ll probably arrest
whoever is disturbing the peace, too. It won’t work.”
Daniel smiled with confidence. “That’s why we
won’t speak to small groups. The soldiers can disrupt us and arrest
whoever attends. So we’ll have a large
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