Chapter 26: My Person
Noah sat alone under the shady tree, away from the group enjoying lunch in the open area outside the infirmary.
Anna, Rafe and Ayden were heavily chatting, sometimes giggling over the topic of discussions that did not interest the knight.
He shoved the green apple into his mouth and took a bite as his sharp eyes fixated on the commander’s wife. It had been a few days since he had become her escort, and the lady had been routinely visiting the infirmary.
The little lady got along well with the healer and his assistant. Every time they talked, her eyes shone brightly. She was happy and content with her new activities.
Anna was a simple person. She never asked anything out of the ordinary or displayed suspicious behaviour. She was as transparent as the glass, as if she had no hidden secret.
Other than her proficiency in a few foreign languages, there was nothing extraordinary about the commander’s wife except for her eye colour. Even her pretty face was considered average among Cassian’s beauties.
Noah’s sensitive ears picked up a noise approaching, distinctly alerting him. When he inclined to the sound, a knight with brunette hair and grey eyes appeared, a familiar face he did not wish to see.
"So, I heard the great Sir Brooks has become the lady’s escort, huh?" A contemptuous smile flashed on the lips of the man who came into sight as their gazes collided.
"What do you want, Eric?"
Noah’s look changed immediately. The scornful tone of the second-in-command knight was intended to offend him.
"It’s Sir Navin. May I remind you, we’re currently on duty at the frontier."