![]() ![]() Esmeraude's challenge makes her far more intriguing than Bayard had dared to hope.īut when he follows her across the waters and rescues a tattered, ravishing damsel in disguise, he knows he has found her. It seems a simple matter to win the hand of a rural maid in a barbarian contest - until the chase begins. When they pay no heed to his message, he swears to protect the family holding himself.even if its price is a marriage of convenience. Newly returned from the Crusades, Bayard has warned his family of a pending attack upon their estate. Thus begins the Bride Quest of Bayard of Villonne, to compete for the hand of a woman he has never seen. ![]() And then she flees, daring her suitor to follow. To the knights gallant who ride from afar to do her bidding, she issues a challenge: a riddle that is both quest and test. "I will not wed a man who thinks to own me."įurthermore, Esmeraude of Ceinn-beithe declares that she alone will name the winner of her heart. ![]()
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