Lords of Honor (94 page)

“
That is an
en
couraging
way to look at it
, Libby
.
I’m so happy I married such an intelligent woman!” Micah
gave her a wink and
grinned at her.

“I think you might be correct, Libby
.
We were not to go to Cornwall un
ti
l September, and now we’re on our way
there
in
J
une
.
I feel we will find something
while in Cornwall that will aid us in discovering what we need to know,
whether it be in the scrolls or
Secretum Domini
or something different
entirely
.
Perhaps just being
in Cornwall
shall
somehow
help us get rid of the Knights of t
he Brown Order once and for all,
”
Lyon offered.

“It’s strange how everything has worked out,
actually
,” Sophia began, “I would not be married to Lyon, nor would the two of you
now
be married if not for this quest
.
And of course there is Harry and Rowena too
.
And we are all of us happy!”

“You are not the only one with an intelligent wife, Wincanton,” Lyon
brought Sophia’s hand to his lips and
kissed
it
with a loud smack
.
He
grinned
devilishly at his wife.

“Owen and Grace found one another again
too
, and Owen learned he had a daughter
.
You are right, Sophia
.
This quest
ha
s
brought a lot of happiness
to some of the Avalon Society members
, though it might have appeared differently at first,” Libby added.

“Except for Charlie,” Micah frowned.

“Yes,” Lyon said somberly
.
“I can’t think of any happiness coming to anyone from us losing Charlie.”

“I can,” Libby said softly
.
“
Micah might be dead
if
Charlie
didn’t shoot Davitt
.
He
threatened to do more harm to me after he killed Micah
.
Charlie saved my husband’s life and mine
.
I will be grateful to him for that forever
.
Something good did come of
it
.”

“You’re right, Libby.” Lyon nodded and smiled wistfully
.
“Charlie was already gravely wounded when he shot Davitt
.
He would not have been in the long gallery if
Davitt had not
wounded
him
.
He did save you both.”

“He did save us
,” Micah agreed with a firm shake of his head.
“
I’m certain of that
,
”
he smiled lovingly at
his wife
.
He placed a quick kiss to her temple
.
“You are
correct
, my lovely, wife
.
Good did come from Charlie’s passing
.
And I too will be grateful to Charlie forever
.
You and I will
never forget the g
ift
Charlie
gave us both
.
”

“Well,” Lyon smiled, “let’s just hope there
are
more
fortunate circumstances awaiting us
in Cornwall
!
And we can’t forget - we’ve an Angel on our side!
”

“We do indeed.” Micah smiled
.
He touched his pocket where he still kept his white feather
.
“And the Light will prevail.”

Lyon
gave
Micah
a nod
of agreement
.
“Indeed
,
it will.”

In happy, uplifted
spirits
and
all smiling,
t
he four newlyweds settled in for their long journey
to Cornwall
.

Keep reading
to see:

1)
     
Lords of Avalon Character List
;
2)
Excerpt of Lords of Avalon Series, Book Three,
Lords of Retribution
;
3)
Acknowledgments and
4)
About the Author!

MEMBERS OF THE AVALON SOCIETY
a.k.a the Lusty Lords of Avalon

The Original Founding Members of the Avalon Society

Harry Bellingham, the Earl of Glaston
.
Harry is the head of the Avalon Society
.

Mica
h Wychcombe, Viscount Wincanton;
Micah is
heir to the Earldom of Chilcompton
.

Lyon Ravenscroft, the Earl of Amesbury
.

Charles “Charlie” Inwood III, Viscount Silverley.

Lucien Saintmaur, Baron Wyldhurst.

Newton “Newt” Lambrick, Baron Alloway
.

Jonathan “Jack” Drayton, the Earl of Elveston.

Owen Darrington, the Earl of Fitzlewis.

Trevan Chynoweth, the Duke of Penrose
, brother to Tristan and Tremayne Chynoweth.

Gabriel Chynoweth, the Earl of St. Mabyn
, cousin to Trevan, Tristan, and Tremayne Chynoweth.

Marrek
Penaluna
,
The Earl of St. Erth
,
cousin to the Chynoweths
.

Other members
:

Tremayne Chynoweth,
brother to Trevan and Tristan Chynoweth
.

Tristan Chynoweth, Viscount Weatherham
, brother to Trevan and Tremayne Chynoweth.

August Trevelyan, the Earl of Penkevil
, cousin to the Chynoweths.

Arthur Trevelyan
,
brother to August and Julyan Trevelyan.

Julyan Trevelyan
, brother to August and Arthur Trevelyan.

Marcus Trevelyan
, cousin to August, Arthur and Julyan Trevelyan.

Deveril Pendarves
,
second cousin to the Trevelyans
.

Rheese Carlyon,
distantly related to the Chynoweths.

Matthias Halfknight, Viscount Sinclair
.

Lachlan Douglas, the Earl of Gryfe
.

Cleveland “Cleve” Griffith, Viscount Templeton.

Montgomery “Monty” Ivey, Baron Finley

Characters in Lords of Honor
:

Rowena Bellingham nee Locke, Lady Glaston
, Harry Bellingham’s wife.

Lady Elizabeth “Libby” Darrington
, Owen Darrington, the Earl of Fitzlewis’ sister.

Miss Sophia Hart
,
daughter of deceased Avalon Society member, Nathan Hart.

Grace Sterling nee Brackenridge, Lady Marston
,
one time sweetheart of Owen Darrington, the Earl of Fitzlewis.

Lady Alice Sterling
, Grace’s daughter

Frances Phippen, Lady Sperring
, Rowena’s aunt.

Sir John Nunn
, paramour and companion to Lady Sperring
.

Micajah Wychcombe, Lord Chilcompton
, Micah Wychcombe’s grandfather
.

Jane Bellingham, Lady Glaston
, Harry’s mother.

Mary Ravenscroft, Lady Amesbury
, Lyon’s mother.

Lady Caroline Bellingham
, Harry’s sister.

Lady Sarah Ravenscroft
, Lyon’s sister.

Excerpt from Lords of Retribution
,

B
ook three of the
Lords of Avalon Series
.

Release date late 2012

St. Mabyn, Cornwall, April 1834

Trevan Chynoweth left Fairy Cross Court, home of his cousin, the Earl of St. Mabyn, on one of Gabriel’s large black geldings. Their party, traveling back to Cornwall from Glastonbury, arrived in St. Mabyn after midnight.

Trevan rose early with a purpose
.
His destination was Callywith Manor, home of one Wenna Penrose, the woman he was
supposed
to marry
.
The woman he
planned
to marry
.
The woman he always
believed
he would marry
.
The woman every person in Cornwall thought he
would
marry
.

Obviously,
she
had other ideas
.
For Trevan received a letter from his mother while in Glastonbury informing him that Wenna was courting the new Vicar, John Maddingly, his cousin recently gave the living to in St. Mabyn
.

Damned fool woman
!
What the devil was she thinking
?
Trevan loved her, and she him
.
They pledged the same to one another many times
.
In fact the last time they were together, she told him she loved him.

Trevan frowned
.
Of course the last time Trevan saw Wenna was nearly three months ago
.
Two days later he left Cornwall to return to London and spent almost two months there trying to sort through and tie up all the loose ends pertaining to the ducal estate since his father’s death eighteen months before
.
He stayed in London longer than he’d planned
.
No, he didn’t think to write Wenna while in London
.
He thought she understood that once he finished his business in London, he planned to return to Cornwall so he could finally marry her
.
Finally make her his Duchess!

Less than a week after he arrived back at Menadue, he received a letter from Harry Bellingham asking for immediate assistance in Glastonbury regarding an urgent Avalon Society matter
.
After gathering some of his relatives, his party departed for Glastonbury
.
Trevan made a grave error not going to see Wenna after he returned from London
.
He knew this now
.
But there were business affairs that piled up on his desk at Menadue while he was away in London, and they needed to be taken care of before he left for Glastonbury
.

Trevan should have taken the time to travel the twelve miles from Menadue to Callywith Manor to see her
.
And he should have at least sent word to her that an emergency in Glastonbury required he leave Cornwall immediately
.

He had not
.

And now the only woman he loved, the only one he ever considered marrying, was courting the damn Vicar!

His cousin made Trevan swear an oath before leaving Fairy Cross that he would not harm, frighten or kill the Vicar
.
Damn and blast Gabriel!

So, he planned to talk to Wenna
.
Straighten this out once and for all
.
He would talk some sense into that stubborn, red-headed woman
.
Wenna Penrose would be marrying him, and not the Vicar
.
And that was that.

Callywith Manor was just a short distance down the lane from Fairy Cross
.
It took a matter of minutes for Trevan to reach his destination.

Trevan smiled as Wenna’s youngest sibling, her brother Lanyon, sprinted straight toward him as he turned onto the drive
.

“Trevan
!
You’re back!”

“Aye, I’m back Lanyon
.
You must be on a holiday from school.”

“
Ayce
, I’ve got three more weeks before I go
to London.”