Chapter 168

Alasdair, Fenella and about 70 men-at-arms arrived the next morning around 9:30. Rowena came to Stellan's door to tell him. He rose and put on some clothes and came down to greet them. Lorne walked out shortly afterward.

"Still sleeping, brother. It's unlike you to be abed at this time of the morning," Alasdair joked.

Stellan hugged him, whispering, "If you'd been up half the night, you'd be sleep