![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() “What? The entire Northern force?” Matt queried, a sparkling light in his eyes. “They might as well have numbered thousands. ![]() “They were exquisite soldiers,” she said, shaking her head and dismissing Matt’s correction. “The entire Southern army!” Matt snorted. “It was as if the entire Southern army was taking refuge at Melody House!” Penny said. Matt wanted to correct her when her legends became too lurid, romantic, or too anything. Matt and Penny didn’t seem to agree on anything, but the affection between them was visible and real. Night was coming in earnest, wrapped in shadow.ĭespite Matt Stone, or maybe even because of him, dinner at Melody House was an entertaining affair, and Darcy found herself laughing a lot throughout the meal. The brilliance of light lasted only a few seconds the sun dipped. He followed her, staying slightly behind and noticing, just as they left the forest trail, that dusk was falling at last.Īcross the field, Melody House stood on its little hillock, bathed in a strange and eerie glow of crimson and gold. But before he could do so, she was already in the process of easily swinging up on the mare.īy the time he mounted Vernon, she was headed back through the forest trail. ![]()
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