She feared that if Madame could not extract his gentleman's pledge, she would never see him again and that thought frightened her."Please, Angel, plea...e! Do not reveal him to me, only to take him away again. I could not bear it. I simply could not bear it. I need to know him and have him know me. More than that, I need to join with him. I burn for him. I ache for his touch! He is the other half of my soul."Her weary mind spun and Christine groaned, feeling nauseous."I hope Meg returns soon.". I have more work for you to do now. I don't have much to go on, but I need you to identify and locate a young man of about sixteen years of age who lives in Dalriada. He will be a boy with some talent and no doubt that will make him stand out. He may have been an apprentice of some kind, but I don't know anything else about him. It's extremely important that you find this boy for me," she said."My lady, I don't think I need to look too far. I'm sure I already know of who you're looking for. A. Progeny remain in my SOLE custody until age 18, at which time they shall be free to chose residence.8. Should you chose to remain wed, you can not refuse me the benefits of the marriage bed.9. Once you relinquish matrimony you may NOT come back.10. Should I die, David or Grace or both, at their sole discretion, retain guardianship of chattel and property."I gave you an excellent education as a legal secretary ... feel free to pursue employment as such. I'll give you an excellent reference.". We walked along in silence for a couple of minutes.“Well,” I prompted.“Well what?” she asked.“Well, are you going to tell me or not?”“No,” she said firmly, “I’m not.”“But you said,” I began.She held her hand up.“I said Of course I will,” she repeated.“Then go on,” I insisted.“But that was after you asked if I’d tell you if you begged. You haven’t begged.”“You want me to beg you to tell me?” I spluttered.“Naturally,” she replied.“All right, Charlotte, I’m begging you, what did you and Kathy talk.