We have tested the results on the first wagon and made it heavier than it will be on your trip.”I thanked them for their hard work over the past few...months, but they assured me that they were just doing what they had to. We finished our meal and thanked Jerreth for his hospitality before returning to the house for the night.I felt mentally drained and said my goodnights to everyone before I made my way to my room to sleep. I do not think I lasted a minute after my head rested on my pillow. Just like you are.“Why? Why are you here in me?”I don’t know. Honest, I don’t.“Miranda, you’re talking in your sleep again,” the woman next to us spoke. “Wake up, dear. Now you can start over.”“Yes, Mother,” the girl said.So you’re Miranda. Nice to meet you, too. You don’t have to speak out loud. I can hear your thoughts.“You can’t!” she thought. At least it wasn’t out loud.I can. Please talk to me. Please tell me who you are and where I am.“I am a poor sinner and you have come to torment me. "So that's a no, then."He wrapped his arm around her shoulder, pulling her in close, liking the feel of her settled beneath his shoulder."I suppose it is," she said with a rueful smile, dabbing at her eyes again."What is this?" Marcus said, pointing over his other shoulder at the towering monument dominating the otherwise unremarkable hill.She looked up."It's the Iolaire memorial," she said, folding the hankie back into her pocket. "It was a ship bringing soldiers back from the First World War. You are the one that ripped out a little piece of my heart every birthday and Christmas for the last three years when no card turned up, AS WE FUCKING AGREED.' Sarah put the last words in caps to show she was stamping her foot, which she actually was, then she carried on, 'and if you were here right now, I would make dam sure you remembered me as I throttled your stupid wonderful beautiful sexy gorgeous neck ...'There was a pause before the reply came back, 'sounds like I am in the shit a.