Excerpt: Wise Heart

“Come sister-mine,” Bregor suddenly popped up and kept his voice low. “I can see that Lord Aegnor has put a spell on you, but mother was very clear with her orders. No daydreaming, maybe if you are lucky you can gaze upon them all night long.”
Andreth fought down the feeling to lunge at him or even stamp on his feet for teasing her so. That thought of getting revenge was quickly tucked away in her mind and she managed to bring a smile to her lips. “Am I not allowed to look at them then? Do I need to remind you of the same when your eyes almost pop out when Nenir bends over when she serves you breakfast?”
“I am not that much of an embarrassment like the show you put on today,” Her brother whispered in her ear, I could have sworn you were about to swoon in front of everybody.”
“I would not!”Andreth hissed.
“Children.” Her mother brooked no argument and her tone now told them that a reprimand would follow later that evening.
“Ah, weren’t you just as bad to Artanis Angrod? Teasing her merciless until she’d plant a fork on your hand?” Maedhros said and the others chuckled, leaving both Andreth and Bregor frozen in place. How on earth could they have heard that? For a moment Andreth wished that the earth would swallow her right now and Bregor shrugged, yet she could tell that her brother’s eyes tried to hide his dismay. She turned around and tripped over her own feet...