Lynsay Sands Quote

Ye told me ye had no’ seen the man in the clearing yesterday. I did not, Annabel assured him, swiveling to look at him with a bit of excitement as she was recalled to the day’s events. But I saw his plaid and the man today was wearing the same color plaid. He was big too. And, he was the same man as the one who startled me in England on our journey here, so I am beginning to think it was the same man all three times. Ye’re sure it was the same man as in England? he asked, not happy at the thought. Aye. I only caught a glimpse that first time, but he is hard to mistake, she assured him. He is very large and has a pretty face. That brought a scowl to Ross’s lips. He didn’t at all like her finding someone else attractive, which was silly, he supposed. It wasn’t like she was going to run off with her attacker. According to Giorsal, she’d stabbed him. Besides, he himself wouldn’t have been flattered to be called pretty. Ye mean handsome, do ye no’? he suggested. Nay. You are handsome, husband. He is pretty, she said in a tone of voice that suggested that should clear the matter up. It didn’t. Is there a difference? Ross asked cautiously. Aye, Annabel said as if that should be obvious. Handsome is rugged and manly and . . . well . . . handsome, she finished helplessly, and then added, Pretty is big eyes, sculpted jaw and hair that flops across the eyes. She paused briefly before continuing with some consideration, He would make a lovely girl were he not so muscular across the shoulders and chest. Ah, Ross said, unable to repress a grin. Whether she realized it or not, his wife was saying she thought he was a sexy beast, while the pretty boy was . . . pretty, but not in a way she found especially attractive. He liked that. His