After lunch, the two couples go there separate ways. Aisling has a pensive look on her face. Astila isn"t sure if he should disturb her thoughts or not. When she sighs he decides to ask her what she is thinking."Ok what"s on your mind? " taking her hand as they walk around the wooded area of the park.
"I"m confused as to why things got so messed up. They seem so happy and are a good match. At least from what we have seen. "She is playing with the locket at her neck. He can tell she is nervous about something. Astila hears voices and footsteps coming their way. He feels uneasy so he takes her hand and they go behind some overgrown shrubs. It"s Hawk with rough-looking gentlemen.
"I cannot allow a baby to stop my marriage. I need you to take care of the woman from earlier. Make sure she is never seen again. "
He hands him a bag of coins. The man looks at him with an evil grin.
"She is some looker me and my boys will have our fun. Once we are done she will never be seen again. You have my word on it." Hawk gets an angry look on his face.
"I said to kill her you are not to violate her. You touch her in that way and I will hunt you down." The man chuckles at the Lord and bows to him to take his leave. Hawk sinks to the ground sobbing like a child. They hear him say between sobs. "Ester my love please forgive me. If I don"t do as my parents ask my family will be ruined. Please, G.o.d, forgive me. " they listen to him cry for a while before he finally gets up to walk back the way he came. Aisling was sobbing by the time he left her tears choking her. She was so quiet in her sorrow that Astila didn"t notice her tears, till he felt the wetness of her shirt. Holding her close he allows her to cry a little longer.
"We have to stop that man from harming her. I don"t think that Lord Hawk knows that Ingrid and Ester are sisters or that they are twins. I"m sure if there is a way to convince my ancestors to allow Ester and Lord Hawk to marry that things will be fixed. "She is pacing now trying to think of away.
"Aisling you realize that if that happens you may not be born, you may disappear." The softness of his voice is laced with fear of her never being born.
"I know but the pain that happens is worse than my never being born. We have to hurry." She quickly starts to walk towards the direction that hawk walked. Trying to catch up to him. She sees him by the roses staring at his feet.
"Why Lord Hawk I thought you left with Lady Ester?" She smiles at him hoping that she sounds normal.
"Mrs. Aisling, I stayed behind I need to sort a few things out. "
"I would like to visit Lady Ester, I have a gift for her. Do you think you can give me her address?" She hands him a paper from her bag. With a quill, she just bought while shopping earlier. He joys down the address and hands it back to her. He looks so tortured that Aisling sits beside him and takes his hand.
"What happened you seemed so happy earlier?" He looks around for Astila.
"Ah, Mrs. Aisling please umm it"s not ok for a married woman to hold another man"s hand." He takes his hand from hers.
"It"s ok my husband is not the kind to get upset over my comforting a friend. So why don"t you tell me what has upset you ."
She looks at him squarely in the eye to make him slightly more uncomfortable. Hoping he will tell her.
"My parents have arranged a marriage for me. It"s not something I can get out of. " He looks so down. If Aisling had not overheard him giving orders to kill Ester, she would be touched.
"I take it that Ester is not the one they have arranged?" Giving him a hard look with her voice sounds harsh. He nods yes. They sit in silence for a few minutes then Aisling asks.
"Have you told her that your parents have arranged a marriage for you? Have you ever met the girl you are to marry?"
"You have to understand I don"t have a say in the matter, but no I have not been able to tell her. I also do not know who the girl is either." She stands up and looks at him with an icy stare.
"If you hurt Ester your life will be over. You will forever guilty of destroying a person"s life. You need to take the time to talk to her. If you don"t your life nor those of your bloodline will ever have a moment of happiness again. I tell you this as a warning that does not allow any harm to come to Ester. If she is harm you will wish for death I promise you." With that said she allows the glamour spell to slip for a second. Only long enough for her eyes to change color. she walks away heading to find a carriage to take her to Ester"s home.
Lord Hawk looks at her in astonishment surely he did not just see her change her eyes. There is no such thing as magic if there was he would find someone to take his debts away. That way he could be with Ester. His heart is racing at the thought that this woman could truly curse him and his line. He rushes to find the man he hired to kill Ester he has to try to stop him.