We are concentrated in a small area of our country and meet with the people on so many different levels that we realise the effects of our actions on ...he community we share with them. I was interrupted in this reverie by mum bringing us back to more immediate events."Enough of these world affairs" she said, "I have had a request from Fiona asking us to think of pieces for our next performance. The church has persuaded the Scottish Fiddle Society to put on a Fiddler's Rally in our church on the. "He and I served in the legion together in Scotland. We held one of the far outposts with five hundred men. It was a dreadful, drafty, little castle like only the Scots can built and we could barely keep three hundred men there at a time, much less five hundred. So, we would rotate in and out. One afternoon, our divisions were bivouacked in this ghastly little town that was really just a wide, muddy spot on the road, too close to the woods. Right about noon, two thousand painted Scotsmen came. " Talis should have told me," I thought aloud. "She could have explained." It was difficult for her not to, I'd imagine," he replied. "But she couldn't complicate the issue. This is between us and no one else, you will either trust me or you won't." What if I say no?" I asked him with a hard swallow."Then I'll return you to the Duchess and look for another host." The Count stared into my eyes. "No one will punish you," he said and I believed him.I opened my eyes and licked my lips, closed my. Smiling he told her "What I'm going to tell you is for your ears only, sister." She looked at him with great curiosity. He looked deeply into her eyes making sure he had her full attention. He laid his hand on hers. "The reason you are here sister is because" and he paused a moment before saying "I need some help."Calmly she said "Oh yes Father. Anything I can do to help you, I am ready."In an equally calm tone, he said "Good sister. Very good." No smile as he kept his hand on hers and looked.