Since it housed people loyal to the previous Dran, as well as the richer townspeople, they always attended.The wine that was to be served was handled ...irst by Kayla, who would douse it with the cure. Due to the cure’s tasteless quality, no one would be able to notice the difference. The feast was to be held in a large pavilion that was at the north of the city. Once used for large events, it had sat empty for the last decade. The Dran had all of his people working tirelessly to have it ready. . for dullness."Philippa left the room somewhere around that point."My accountant is something of a comedian, and spends his winters skiing," I said, "I don't think anyone would describe Andy as dull. I couldn't be an accountant – I have trouble balancing my current account. But, just to be clear, I'm very fond of Philippa, and I'd take a dim view of anyone who made her unhappy."He met my eyes steadily. "She's really special," he said, "I wouldn't want to do anything to hurt her." Good," I. ”“We weren’t that bad...”“Tell me about it. Anyway, I’m off to inspect the southeast paddock. I’ll be home in the mid-afternoon.”“With a crew?”“Yes. Three of us on Yamahas. We’ll ride east and then south along the creek and then the fence line. Next week, we’ll do the east-west fence.”“Couldn’t you take Saturday off?”“If I’m back in the afternoon, it’s a half day. And outside of the milking, tomorrow’s free.”“Right. I’ll see to the horses.”“I saw your father ride off on a quad earlier; I’m. Even so, during my walk, I was only disturbed by some rabbits and some ducks in a little stream to the side of the woods. And when I got closer to the biking path, I decided to do something more daring this time. I would go out of the woods and take a look around on the path.So, when I reached the edge of the woods, I looked up and down the bike path. I couldn't see anyone on the path and also no one in the pasture in front of me. Well, except from a few cows that were grazing in there, but I.