CHAPTER 30
Rhys felt much improved for a bath, a couple of meals and a good night’s sleep. There seemed to be no fear of counterattack so, since Angharad had Maelgwn in tow and George was… occupied, by tacit agreement everyone had decided to postpone business until morning.
After Gwyn’s update on George, they’d left him and Maelgwn to Angharad and the healers overnight. Rhys was planning to go see him as soon as this first meeting was over.
Benitoe was there, at Rhys’s request. He’d appeared last night on ponyback and joined the tail end of the mad scramble to the returned travelers. He’d just missed seeing them bear George off on his stretcher but stayed to give Rhys a warm welcome back, once his grandfather had finally released him.
Rhys took his accustomed spot, trying not to let hi
