The King’s Delight by Sarah Honey EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
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- Author: Sarah Honey
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The man brandishing the staff was fast, but Felix was faster. He
dodged the blow aimed at his midsection effortlessly, employing all
the agility his lithe twenty-three-year-old frame possessed, but as he
watched his opponent circle round again and saw the determined glint in the
other man’s eye, he knew that the time for finesse was past if he wanted to
win. He ducked low and charged forward without warning, wrapping his
arms around his opponent’s waist and knocking him down before he had a
chance to brace himself.
The man let out a grunt as his back hit the hard-packed dirt and his staff
clattered to the ground, earning a whistle and a cheer from the members of
the Royal Guard who had gathered to watch the pair spar. Felix forced the
man’s hands over his head and straddled his waist, pinning him in place.
“Do you yield?” he demanded, his breath coming in short pants and the
warm afternoon sun beating against the back of his neck.
His victim let out a low chuckle, his own breathing laboured. “I yield.
Now for the sake of all that’s holy, let me up. I’m too old to be lying in the
dirt.” His light brown hair was threaded with silver and when he smiled, the
lines in his face betrayed his age in a way his well-muscled physique didn’t.
Felix grinned back and clambered up, standing and holding out a hand
as those watching drifted away, leaving him alone with his father.
Janus Hobson grabbed hold and pulled himself to his feet, dusting
himself off. “Good job, son. Any time you want to join the guard, there’s a
place for you.”
Felix beamed at his father’s approval. “Thanks, Dad. I still don’t think
the Royal Guard is the place for me, though.”
“Are you sure? You’d be an asset.”
Felix shook his head. “I was hired to work as the king’s groom. That’s
what I’m trained for. I know you had dreams of me joining the guard and
carrying on the family tradition but truly, I’d be terrible at it. I don’t think
I’m of the temperament to remain silent and keep watch over the royal
arse.”
His father gave a wry smile. “The correct term is His Majesty, King
Leopold.”
Felix shrugged. “You know I’ve never been good at observing
formalities. Which is why, starting tomorrow, I have a job taking care of the
royal horse’s arse instead.”
Janus snorted. “Maybe it’s best if you can only offend the king’s horse
instead of the man himself.” He reached up and ruffled Felix’s hair like he
was still a boy rather than a grown man, and Felix didn’t begrudge him the
gesture. “I’m sure you’ll do very well as the king’s groom, son. And your
mother and I are proud of you.”
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