Chapter Sixteen
Spring/Summer 496
Once it was clear I would live, life at Corbenic returned to normal, or at least what passed for normal in Pellinor’s household. He went back to interviewing, berating, and sometimes forcibly removing Elaine’s endless suitors one by one.
But for once, the house was quiet. In a small antechamber, Pellinor was penning a letter to my father. Lyonesse was studying her prayer book, and Elaine was humming quietly to herself as she stitched. I was toying with my own needle but not really accomplishing anything. I was wishing I could find a way to sneak out and track down Guildford for another lesson. Liam had learned to write the alphabet and spell a few simple words, and I was anxious to resume his lessons after the break caused by my illness. I also was eage
