I could see the pressure on his shoulders, so I made a change and we both agreed Crum would take over the village security. His mercenary experience w...uld contribute to a strong village watch. Some of the people from Convoy called the armed men the village guard, there always was a bit of a terminology divide between the island born and the marsh born. We changed Coven's title to Bailiff, chief administrator of the village. The Bailiff represented me, having the power to resolve any disputes. She is certainly growing into her corrected age. She wanted to stay with her friends until the school year is over, which isn’t that much longer.I looked up and saw Jennifer grinning at me, “See what you did?”With Jeremy helping, both orchestra classes did a fine job doing the WICKED music. He has done a remarkable job keeping them on task. He would stop and tell someone that they’re off on the count or the pitch. They seem to respect him. Good for that.Quite fortunately, there was no let down. I left him just the way he had died. I checked the guns and made it look like a real gun battle. I didn't have the strength to bury Curt or boost him onto one of the other horses. Hell, when I pulled myself onto Curt's bronc, I nearly passed out from the pain of the smashed ribs. I sat on the horse and looked around at what I was leaving.I went over, leaned down and untied the other horses and set them free. Eventually Hal Downs would come looking for his men. I wanted it to look like Curt had. " It does sound plausible," I said, "but I never want to test this on anyone else."Mom nodded, saying, "Agreed. We will avoid any kind of mixing with someone who exhibits similar traits in the future." So what happens to me," Tina asked, looking younger then I remember her ever looking."For now, you stay here," I said, looking at Mom for confirmation, which she gave. "I will call Jonathan now, and find out what our options are. What is going to happen to Margret?"This last question was directed.