Edern looked impatiently at his brother. “I’ll tell you what I think, after that show with Owen this morning. I don’t think he’s going to be controlled. You and Cernunnos between you may have bred him, but he’s not your tool, and I don’t think he’s likely to be Cernunnos’s either. Make your alliance with the man, and bind his loyalty to you. Take that leap of faith in his honor.”
Gwyn nodded and considered his brother’s words.
Brynach was delighted to receive a deer foot trophy for his first successful hunt as staff, and almost as proud to be selected to bear the dressed carcass across the rump of his horse, while George and Rhys concealed their smiles at not having to carry the messy weight on their own horses.
George trotted up to Gwyn. “I think this is a good time to stop, sir, if th
