The re-enactment lasted some two hours before victory over the English was declared - to loud cheering from the Scots forces. As he wandered over towa...ds his parents, wives and babies Scott found himself face to face with the Colonel."Well hello again Scotland-the-Brave, what a welcome surprise to find you here. I've been trying to get in touch with you for several weeks now, but you haven't been on the numismatic board have you?" No, I'm sorry Colonel, some other things have been keeping me. I filled my plate full, knowing I'd draw attention if I went back for seconds; as it was, I figured I'd have to send Alistair for another late-night raid in the kitchen so I could avoid starvation. It occurred to me that if I could take the formula for the Joining and somehow make it work on Earth, I'd be the richest coma patient in no time – I'd sell it as a weight-loss tool for people in their forties.After supper, Tomas herded the entire group of us to the library for a 'planning' meeting.. Dan was the last one to arrive in the dining room although he had already been up and had been out to the local supermarket. He came back loaded with stuff. “bl**dy hell Dan you must have got up early” “Yeah, we were woken by the phone this morning, apparently the woman who does the catering is sick so we gotta make alternative arrangements. Steph is gonna knock something up” “No parade for you then Steph” I commented. Judy piped up with “Why don’t you offer to giver her a hand” “Yeah, why. It was the second visit of the major's wife and daughter to our camp and they arrived, unfortunately, as all was in chaos. The girl and I had become separated from the main body of our retreating army and had hidden in a roadside ditch as dragoons thundered by, me mostly on top of her. Then I led her deep into the woods and, some hours later, found a burrow some sort of animals had used, bears perhaps or badgers. It would do for the night, I was sure, so we bedded down cold and hungry.Both of.