by J. L. Jarvis
“Then you’re safe.” He pulled her back into his arms. “Promise me—”
“Yes.”
He smiled. “You dinnae ken what I was going to say.”
“I promise I’ll never leave you—unless you want me to. But really, at this point, you’ve pretty much made a commitment. I know guys don’t like that word, but after all we’ve been through, you owe me.”
“Shh…” Robert held her face and put his mouth over hers in a kiss meant to make her forget—about words, about the abbot, and everything else, except what he was determined to say. “Marry me.”
Total silence.
Robert frowned and pulled away. Still no answer. “Lass, have you nothing to say?”
“Was that a question? ’Cause it sounded more like an order.”
Frustrated, if not fully annoyed, Robert started to speak, but something in her tone stopped him. He touched her cheeks, wet with tears.
She said, “Either way, yes.”
They spent the night taking time, for they had all the time in the world, exploring one another with each touch and desire. Time would wait for them while they took each another with a passion that bound them together. After, they made plans and discarded them, laughing and sure that no matter what time held in store for the future, they would travel through it together.
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AUTHOR’S NOTE
Thanks to:
The Retreat, a group of writers who are always there when I need advice, support, laughter, and friendship;
Cover Designer Ravven, whose artwork inspired this story;
Narrator Jeff Leslie, for sharing his knowledge of Kinnoull Hill and all things Perth-related; and
Author Jacques Antoine, who shared his martial arts knowledge and suggested using Fujian White Crane Kung Fu.
Research Notes:
There is an actual scroll housed in a Kirkwall, UK Masonic Lodge. Currently available research does not point toward it containing a map of secret Templar time travel portals. However, no one seems precisely sure what all of those markings mean.
Jesuit missionaries first arrived in Japan in 1543. By that time, knowledge of Fujian White Crane Kung Fu, introduced by Chinese immigrants to Japan in 1392, would have made its way through Japan and thus been available to Jesuit missionaries by the time our fictional Father Abbot and his men were there. They may well have returned home with some martial arts knowledge.
Historically, there seem to have been a number of spellings for the following. In the interest of avoiding confusion, the currently accepted spellings are used in this book: the earldom, the chapel, and the castle are spelled Rosslyn, and the village is spelled Roslin.
Time travel presents interesting paradoxes which, while relevant, are beyond the scope of this novel. This recent editorial from webzine GeekSnack highlights some of the issues and explanations I considered while writing Knight Errant and Highland Soldiers. Moth, Jason, “Physics 101: Understanding time travel and why we shouldn’t dismiss the possibility,” GeekSnack, April 20, 2015.
Table of Contents
Book Description
Copyright
1. The Homecoming
2. The Gleaners
3. Cross Purposes
4. A Matter of Chivalry
5. For Want of a Maid
6. The Secret Scroll
7. The Legacy
8. Not Forgotten
9. The Return to Perth
10. The Dolmen
11. The Sea Voyage
12. The Friary
13. The Offer
14. The Awakening
15. Adrift in Time
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Author’s Note
