Capet Sard makes his appearance in a minor role in the first of the Cloud Kingdom series Caishel.
Book 2 of the Cloud Kingdom series Elisette (due out 21st August) presents him as the hero. Here we find out a little about his life.
Welcome Capet Sard, thank you for coming to visit my blog.
Sard: It's a pleasure. I'm finding this world very
interesting.
Tell me what is a Capet?
Sard: It's a step in the hierarchy of my planet Hejmen. At
the bottom are the merchants and townspeople. The next step up are pages, usually
the sons of noblemen. Then come the Capets. We have finished our training but
are not experienced enough to become Sires, which is the level above Capet.
Then at the top are the Dukes of the Cloud Kingdoms.
What do you actually do?
Sard: I am a Capet in Duke Ailan of Lan's court. I attend to
matters in his realm that he's too busy to see to. I also accompany him when he
visits other castles.
Will you eventually become a Sire?
Sard: Yes, I will. But I won't make it to Duke. I'm the heir
to my father's estate of Karn in the dukedom of Rak. We breed nahhars and have
a fine stable.
And a nahhar is?
Sard: I think you call them unicorns although they're not
exactly the same. Beautiful animals of all different colors.
What is the badge you wear on your tunic?
Sard: It's a Horak, the bird is the emblem of Rak. Lan has a
dragon as its emblem.
Are there dragons on Hejmen?
Sard: I don't think so. Duchess Caishel dug through the
archives in the castle of Lan and found the very first Duke remembered the
tales his father told him of huge scaled creatures back on the home planet. The
Duke decided to make this his emblem.
What do you see in your future life?
Sard: I'd like to find a wife and settle down to raise a
family. My home life as a child was a happy one and I'd like to have the same
for my own children.
Have you anyone specific in mind to take as your wife?
Sard: (blushes) Yes I have, but forgive me if I don't tell
you who. She's rather special but quite shy. I must go now but thank you for
inviting me to visit your world.
Blurb
Capet Sard helps Lise obtain a job as nursemaid
in the floating Castle of Lan. Love blossoms between noble and servant, but
Sard is called home to Rak. Shortly after his departure Lise discovers she is
pregnant and travels to Rak. Lise is in danger and Sard is worried he hasn't heard from her. He sets out to discover her whereabouts and joins with the Eos to attempt to find his beloved. Failure
to rescue Lise and find the true heir of Rak could mean disaster for the
whole planet of Hejmen.
Excerpt
The girl's steps were brisk, each one taking her further from the
life of drudgery on the farm. Life in the town would be no easier, but at least
there'd be payment for working, and maybe a chance to meet girls her own age.
Her departure had been an hour after sunrise when the day moon Daith
sat like a pink shadow in the sky. Two hours later, her footsteps took her past
the mileage stone at the turning onto the main road to Landon. The town
appeared in the distance and her eyes widened at the sight of the sky castle
floating high above the ground. Ellie remembered their journey to the farm when
her mother married Horgarth. The castle had looked unkempt, with a tilt
slightly off its true level. Now the sunlight glinted off the surface making it
a sparkling jewel in the bright blue sky.
Hearing the sound of hoofbeats behind her, the girl moved to one
side of the road to allow the rider to pass. To her surprise, the nahhar
stopped. The same young man who had asked directions the day before looked down
at her.
"Are you heading for Landon?" he asked with a smile.
"Yes, Sire -- I mean Capet." Ellie ducked her head to hide
her confusion.
"So am I. Can I offer you a ride on Vassar?"
Ellie glanced up, looking for Vassar, before realizing the Capet
spoke about the golden nahhar.
"Thank you, but no. I haven't far to go now."
"I'll walk with you." He dismounted and, taking the reins
in his hand, stepped out beside her.
Ellie thought his offer had been a mere courtesy
and expected the noble to ride on. Instead he walked beside her, smelling clean
and fresh, not like her stepbrothers who always had a stale odour of sweat
hanging off their bodies. Should Ellie speak or remain silent? The Capet solved
the problem by chatting casually about all manner of things.
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