Don't take this the wrong way, but I don'tthink I want to finish now." No offense taken. So then, who is in my body?" Kiara squatted downlooking into...the eyes that once were his."Probably some murdering psychopath. That's why she lied about who shewas. Isn't that right, sicko?" Silvia returned to his testosteronedriven anger.Kiara's body shook her head, mumbling, "Lionel." What was that?" Silvia pressed."It's me... Lionel. Your downstairs neighbor," she coughed."No fucking way," spouted. My father sold most of our lands in the seventies and eighties when Maidenhead expanded." Do you have any knight's armour?" Patricia asked."No, this house is way too young for that. It was built in 1830, and there were no knights left in that time. What I do have is my ancestor's sword. It is kept in a bank vault. Once I have proper security set up here, I will put it on display in the dining hall."Leading his guests upstairs, he showed them to their rooms. Josie showed her surprise. In the ten. There were very few survivors among either crew. Mostly, it was sailors who weren’t armed and had stayed out of the fighting. All of the armed men fought on until they died.Once our part was done, I climbed up the mainmast into the crow’s nest to look around. Alfred’s fleet had started with twenty or twenty-one ships. I could see all of our ships, the two-masted brigs. Good, we hadn’t lost any. We had Lion and Sunshine with us and two captured ships.There were several other groups of ships. . no, sweetie, I just ... uh ... I mean, obviously she didn't take it very seriously ... and..."She ineffectually slapped at his hand as the tears started again. "Oh, never mind, you big oaf. I know you didn't mean anything by it. I'm just a little upset right now."He put his arm around her and gently pulled her to him, kissing the top of her head lovingly. "I know, sweetie. I'm sorry."Jaimie sniffled and reached for a paper napkin from the chrome dispenser on the table. She wiped her nose.
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