The Emma of Normandy 2-book Collection: Shadow on the Crown and The Price of Blood

She whispered a few endearments into Ange’s ear, then, afraid that Forkbeard’s men might arrive hard upon his heels, she hurried back towards the palace. She would say nothing of what she had heard to Mathilde. Their mother, surely, would have some say in the matter, yet Emma was frightened for her elder sister.

A slender needle of anxiety began to prick her insides. She did not trust Richard.