That was surely a problem. I found a place to leave my mare, put my musket up in a tree and crept to the barn. The place was full of horses with the K...ng’s mark on them and several dragoons.Back in a corner workroom I found an white-haired man at work on a damaged saddle.After some of the usual pleasantries and my offering him a twist of tobacco, he told me the Redcoats had arrived two weeks before and simply taken over the place, workmen, servants and home owners. “The mister, he’s away, up. .."Lisa glanced over at Cecilia, silently pleading for help. The Dominican gestured back by shrugging her shoulders. Hey, it's your choice, Lisa.Cecilia was amazed by how quickly the mood in the room had changed. In less than a minute Lisa went from seeing herself as an equal exchanging favors with her professor to a very inferior young person about to be punished by an older authority figure. For the first time that Cecilia knew her, Lisa was very frightened. She was shaking slightly and. They recently got back from a holiday to the realm of the Olympian Gods with the greatest of news "So Alex we have some amazing news.... We just learnt that we are about to have an egg together!!" What?? Already.... I thought it would take a lot longer for you two to have small people together? I mean I told you it would take a lot longer to conceive, mingling human and harpy genetics wasn't the easiest of genes to join together for most people, heck even for first generations- should have. "How do you think you'll do at work on Monday if I tell you to Behave Publicly?" Master, if you tell me to do a good job at work, I'll make you proud and not let myself get distracted at work. If you tell me to just Behave Publicly, I think I'll be exactly as I usually am at work. No one will be able to tell the difference, except that I'll be thinking of you more than usual."Jeremy knocked on the door frame and told me that Tom was ready to be unveiled. I pulled on my pants and walked.