He could feel the smile beaming across his face. “Wonderful.”
A sudden thought struck him. “Where will you work? Shall I clean out a room?”
She shook her head. “I spoke with Ceridwen. She’s put aside an unused space beside the infirmary where my noises and stinks won’t bother anyone. It’s large enough for my needs and well-lit. All I need do is walk across the lane. I’m already moved in there.”
He looked at her admiringly. “I think I’ll have you do all our travel planning. You’ve thought of everything.”
Maëlys excused herself to change clothes and, George expected, soak away some of her unaccustomed exertions on pony-back.
Alun brought bread and cheese from the kitchen, along with hot cider, and took it into the study. Cyledr followed him closely as if physically pulled along by the a
