Altanus nodded. "Indeed it is, but I am too weary from my journey totell it right now. Open the gates, so I can finally get off this horseand rest."...Yes, m'lord," the two guards answered in unison before disappearingonce again. A few moment's later, the huge wooden doors creaked as theyswung inward. As soon as it was open, one of the guards positionedthemselves at attention, while the other scurried off into the groundsbeyond.With the gate out of the way, Altanus kicked his mount to get it. As Jane got up to go to the ladies she knocked my pint over and probably because of the the amount drunk I snapped at her “I should spank you for that”. “You wouldn’t dare” she spat back at me as she flounced off to the loo.Shortly after that, the party began to break up, as we put on coats Jane took me to one side “did you mean that”? She asked. “What are you talking about?” I replied having already forgotten out spat. “You said you’d spank me, did you mean it?” I wasn’t sure how to answer but. Around an hour and a half later, John awoke to the sounds of much music, screaming, running and murmuring. He thought it must be near or just past noon as, even through the tents heavy material, he could feel the suns rays directly above him. Looking over at his brothers and seeing them still fast asleep he thought, as he had many times before, "these two could sleep through the bombing of Pearl Harbor."Getting up and walking to the door, he quickly unzipped the front entrance and stepped out.. ” He said this with great sadness, as if he knew that there was considerable doubt that this would change his nephew’s behavior.James snorted at the idea of actually dueling, but I took his hand and said, “Mister Hawkes, I must inform you that whilst my fiancée would never have fought a duel, your nephew escaped lightly from his misbehavior. James has a rather protective outlook in regard to my person and is possessed of a most lethal nature as needs be. Earlier this year we were accosted by.