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Not only that, but if Frederick had done soize for, Grant wanted it done sooner rather than later
Grant headed to the alk and watched the sunset, the clouds purple, while swaths of red-orange colors blazed across the sky He phoned Enrick "Have Frederick meet me up on the alk at the northeastern tower"
Enrick asked, "Is this about his moodiness?"
"Aye" So Grant and Colleen weren’t the only ones to have witnessed the lad’s unusual behavior
"Do you knohat it’s about? I’ve asked, but he just shrugsI’ain," Enrick said
"That’s what I’m about to find out," Grant said
"Okay, he’s at the kennel I’ll fetch hiainst the wall and watched the sunset, thinking he needed to bring Colleen up here on a night like this
Before long, he heard Frederick cli the steps inside the tower, and when he opened the door, the teen looked like he was about to be beheaded
"Coetting close enough to satisfy Grant "I asked you earlier if so you You said no However, Colleen believes you need to speak to her about so She said she isn’t upset with you over whatever it is"
Frederick’s dark eyes rounded
Grant frowned Seeing the boy’s reaction, Grant kneas guilty of sos before we do even So I suggest you speak with her and clear this matter up" He hadn’t intended for the lad to tell hiressions, just that he wanted to let Frederick knoare there was a problem and the lad needed to deal with it
"My laird, I…I do wish to confess soeted with a piece of hay "What do you have to confess about?"
"The lady I didn’t mean to make anyone mad, but you…were so nice to s" He looked at the alk floor
"Aye Frederick, say what you have to say" Grant couldn’t help his stern expression or gruff voice If the lad had truly done so onerous, he would have to pay for his actions in soht not want him to, but just because Frederick was a lad of fifteen didn’t et aith some form of devilment and not have to pay the consequences
Frederick looked up at him "I’m so sorry, my laird I really like the lady, and she’s been so kind to s to ht ca into her rooht she was here, is it?"
The lad’s eyes widened Then he nodded "Aye, it is"