A Gryphon by the Tail Chapter 12

[Elkhound]

Poor Richenda, no wonder she got angry! Those ladies were simply ... horrid, lets hope Alaric does not hear of how horribly they behaved to her.

The bower should be more properly called a kennel.  That is where one puts b*tch*s.

[DesertRose]

Poor Richenda, no wonder she got angry! Those ladies were simply ... horrid, lets hope Alaric does not hear of how horribly they behaved to her.

The bower should be more properly called a kennel.  That is where one puts b*tch*s.

Elkhound, try to keep it family friendly.  If you need to bleep it, you probably oughtn't say it here.

[Elkhound]

The last installment seemed almost like a Gwynned remake of this movie: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032143/.

I'm a bachelor with no sisters; do women really behave like this when they're on their own?

If the collar, leash, and muzzle fits, wear it.

[Alkari]

The last installment seemed almost like a Gwynned remake of this movie: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032143/.

I'm a bachelor with no sisters; do women really behave like this when they're on their own?

If the collar, leash, and muzzle fits, wear it.

Don't know that movie at all, so I can't speak for any resemblance.   But thank you for the recommendation!  I checked up the description and reviews via that link - think I should definitely look it out.  The quoted dialogue sounds wonderful.   A year or so ago, I was at a Bette Davis movie festival and we saw All About Eve as one of the features - I just marvelled once again at the really superb writing in some of those old movies, where you didn't have special effects and had to rely on a great script and wonderful acting. 

Back to my fic ... yes, women 'can' be rather catty and nasty like that, though it often occurs behind a person's back.  In this case, Kathryn was genuinely trying to express her concerns as a friend - in the previous chapter, she was about to voice them at the feast before they started dancing.  They're the sort of things that might normally be raised by one GF seeing another GF heading into a potentially 'dangerous' or scandalous relationship.  Richenda recognises this when she tries to explain to Kathryn about her arranged marriage and just 'doing her best' with Bran.  But Kathryn's a little immature and doesn't tackle it very well - she'd have been much better to take Richenda aside alone.  

Alas, in this case she did it in company with the social-climbing Lyndall, who just happens to be extremely jealous, as she is also in the 'marriage market' and has had her eyes on Morgan (the 'dangerous Deryni' bit notwithstanding!).  In the often-competitive social world of the royal court, that was a very dangerous combination.