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“I just wished to tell ye somethin’, and then I will be out of here,” she smiled at him.
“Is everythin’ alright? Did someone say somethin to ye?”
“Oh nay! Everythin is perfectly fine,” she assured him before continuing. “I was just conversing with Josh when he asked me what I did all day at the castle. Now the truth of the matter is I do nae do much any anyway; hence, he suggested some activities to me.”
“What activities?” Christian became intrigued at the hesitation in her tone. He slid his hand around her waist, simply wishing to touch her one way or the other.
“He told me how women in the MacPherson clan were trained in the art of fighting as well, and he offered to teach me sword fighting and horse riding and perhaps some other fighting too so I can protect myself. He said if I asked ye, he was certain ye would be willing to teach me somethin too,” she finally said, and Christian smiled at her. He could imagine Josh thinking about wanting to teach these things to Keira just so she could protect herself. The man was a proponent of women being independent in all respects.
“Do ye truly wish to learn?” Christian asked Keira, knowing that he would teach her anything she wished to learn. Although, despite all of it, he would always be there, right beside her, to protect her.
“I do. I think I should ken how to fight someone if they are tryin to hurt me. I have learned my lesson after Eric,” she replied, looking up at him as he continued to stare into her brown eyes.
“I think it is an excellent idea, and every woman must ken how to fend off danger,” he agreed, “Josh, I can assure ye is an excellent teacher, and ye are in good hands with him. Besides, I can teach ye sword fighting as well, along with any other sort of fighting ye wish to learn.”
“Truly?” she asked as if she had not expected Christian to agree to it so easily. He knew the hesitation in her tone had been because of her doubts about him agreeing.
“Why will I nae support ye about this?” he asked her, trying to understand.
“I do nae ken how ye see me. I am nae a part of yer clan, and I simply did nae think ye would have the time, ye ken, to teach me. Ye are a laird; ye have a lot of things to do,” she shrugged, and Christian could not help but chuckle. Her eyes widened as he laughed, “Unless, of course, ye are afraid that I could be stronger than you…”
Christian eyed her for a few seconds as he chucked louder and moved even closer to her, “I already believe ye are stronger than me.”
“Do ye now?”
He nodded, “Absolutely.” He looked as if he wanted to say more, but he changed the subject. “Keira, do I nae have dinner with ye every night?”
“Ye do.”
“What did ye think I did at dinner before ye?”
“How would I ken?” she asked, appearing confused. “Eat with Josh?”
“Nay, Keira,” he laughed again, “I usually ate in my study while working or with the council members while discussing other things. Although, now that I eat with ye, I have realized how somethin as simple as a dinner could be made enjoyable.”
“That is true,” she whispered.
“I enjoy spending time with ye, and I think ye already ken that. Hence, I would spend time with ye during the day as well, even if during that time I am simply giving ye a lesson about sword fighting or teaching ye how to ride a horse through the hills of Scotland.”
“Thank ye,” she nodded with a smile on her face.
“Ye do nae have to thank me, Keira,” he said, putting his index finger under her chin to make sure she met his gaze when she suddenly looked away. “I have only ever wished for ye to trust me and my clan. None of us here would ever hurt ye or harm ye, but we all simply want ye to be happy and healthy and everything ye were before the torture inflicted on ye by that bastard.”
“I do feel at ease here, Christian. Much, much better,” she told him honestly. “Can I ask ye something?”
“Anything.”
“It has been tens day since I came here. Has Eric still nae contacted ye about sending me back?” she asked, confused. She knew Eric had seen her leave with Christian and had expected him to come get her immediately, but he was still silent, which scared Keira even more.
“I do nae think he has figured out that ye have been kidnapped. Or perhaps he does nae want the people to judge him since ye are his betrothed and ye got kidnapped from his castle.”
“He kens that ye have me,” Keira told Christian.
“How do ye ken?”
“He saw me leaving with ye. The last thing I remember before fainting on the day of the battle is his gaze on me. On us. I thought he would have contacted ye by now, but he is remaining adamantly silent,” Keira replied.
“Are ye certain it was him?”
