He could see the sudden throb of her breast under her hair, but the frightened light did not leave her eyes even when he repeated the words he had spoken.

Suddenly she ran to the window, and Philip saw the grip of her hands at the sill as she looked out.

Through the gate Bram was driving his wolves.

When she faced him again, her eyes had in them the look of a creature threatened by a whip.

It amazed and startled him.