The Stablemaster’s Heart by Sarah Honey EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
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- Author: Sarah Honey
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Mice!”
Ollie squealed and jumped backward as a tiny creature spilled
out of a split in the side of an old mattress, disturbed by the bed
frame that had been thrown atop it.
Mother Jones laughed, entertained by the sight of his lanky stable lad
leaping a foot in the air like a scandalised maiden. “They’re only tiny, lad!
Don’t tell me you’re afraid of a mouse?”
Ollie wiped his hands down the front of his shirt and jutted his chin out.
“No! I see them all the time in the stables. I was just surprised, that’s all.
Who expects mattress mice?” He stepped close to the cart and, as if to show
he wasn’t afraid, shoved the bed frame more firmly into place on top of the
mattress. No more mice emerged, and he let out a sigh of relief. “That’s the
last of it then?”
“Yes, lad. Now we just have to finish cleaning before the new groom
arrives.”
“When does he get here? Who is he? Do you know him?”
“Day after tomorrow, and no, I haven’t met him. Chancell—Prince
Consort Mattias hired him, and he comes from Koroslova. That’s all I
know.” Mother put his hands on his hips and turned his face up to the sun,
stretching out his back. The cottage had been vacant since its previous
occupant, Felix—Prince Consort Felix of Lilleforth, now—had abandoned
it to go and stay in the castle with his lover the king, and it had taken
Mother and Ollie most of the day to set it to rights. They’d wiped away
cobwebs, removed the thick layer of dust that had coated every surface,
scrubbed the kitchen clean, and taken out the old furniture, which Prince
Felix had declared not up to standard. He’d been particularly insistent that
the bed be replaced.
Apparently, it squeaked.
Ollie rubbed a forearm across his forehead, leaving a streak of dirt
behind. He really had worked hard. He always worked hard, and Mother
made a note to give him a day off once the new groom arrived. He was just
about to send Ollie off for some hot water and a stiff bristled brush for the
floors when Ollie’s eyes widened. He straightened up and gasped out, “Your
Highness!”
Mother turned and found Prince Felix sauntering towards them, his
hands shoved into the pockets of an oversized coat. Underneath the coat,
Felix was wearing an embroidered peacock blue doublet and fitted trousers,
and he looked every inch a prince, which led Mother to suspect that perhaps
he wasn’t meant to be here.
“Sire,” he said, ducking his head in a slight bow.
“Don’t call me that,” Felix said. “I’m still just Felix.”
“That might be so, but you’re also the prince consort. And that carries a
title, sire.”
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