You will reap a storm in doing this but you know that already. There is no purpose to arguing with you. You are an obstinate boot when once you have m...de up your mind that you have found the right road to go down. You give me hope for my region and my people and my country.’ He stood up and turned, took her by the shoulders and pressed his mouth on her warm wide red mouth, sweet as a bowl of cherries. She had set her mouth in a hard line ready to argue with him, she was totally unprepared for. And in fact, just want to get on with your life. But that's the way it is."Now. I just happen to know a little bit about personal security..." he said with a straight face. This guy was one of the world's leading experts on protecting people from assassins. "And I have some ideas for you two. Tonight you'll stay here. I'll be with you all day tomorrow and I've asked a couple of my people to help out. Normally out here we chase counterfeiters and such, but some of us like to keep in practice, so. He smiled more to himself than her, because Tessa didn’t seem to be paying attention. He reached for her hand. She jumped a little when he touched her, but when she looked at him she allowed herself to smile. “Sorry.” She sighed. “Don’t be. I didn’t know him, but what I’ve heard, it sounds like he was a good guy… Tessa, I know that maybe I should have brought up what Misty told me sooner, but I wasn’t sure…” “No.” Tessa shook her head, “It’s fine. I don’t like to talk about it, but I know other. There was no need to put up with the laughter and humiliation that such an opinion would elicit.Still, the weather was dry for the north west of England where the town of Warrington was located. As usual, whenever the weather was good one could see the younger boys out practicing their soldierly skills against their imaginary French enemy most evenings between the time their chores were finished and when their Mums called them back home for supper.The war on the Spanish peninsula was going well.