Paul: “Cathy I’m sorry. When we get back home if you never want to see me again I’ll understand. I still can’t believe you agreed to do it in ...he first place.”Catherine: “Well, we needed the money didn’t we? And there wasn’t anything else we could do. And to tell the truth, it wasn’t that bad. In fact…it felt pretty good.”Paul looked over at me and a coy little smile appeared on my face as I twirled a piece of my long brown hair between my fingers. He quickly fixed his gaze back on the road. I. He charged Brother Antoine with the task of making sure I wouldn't escape.When he had finished his admonitions, the abbot revealed a streak of compassion. "Are you hungry?" he asked me.When I nodded he ordered Brother Antoine to also look after my bodily needs."And cold," I added. The stone floor of the church was cold, there was hardly any sun shining inside. I had started to shiver.The Abbot looked at me with a wry smile and ordered Brother Antoine to also provide a blanket for me.Brother. They’re even mounted and much faster than we are. They could force us into battle at will,” Sahein argued.“That was the situation all along. They are invading your lands and as long as you’re willing to defend them, they don’t need to be faster to force you into battle. The highland territory east of Notabir is an advantage for us. We can use steep hillsides and deep fissures to prevent them from surrounding us and their mounted advantage will diminish in the rough territory as well. Splitting. "I should have known better." "No, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to just barge in, but I could hear you all the way down the corridor." A smile curved along his strong jaw. His eyes traced their way up her body before locking onto hers. "I can give you some more time if you need, or maybe I could join you?" "No, no. I'm done here. It's all yours." She reminded herself to breathe as she scampered away. She slipped once, but caught her balance on her escape toward the exit. "Suit yourself." His.