“Which war, Ray?”
“The second big one down here, Judas. World War Two, Hitler and the Thousand Year Reich and all that.”
Judas stood up to stretch. “Listen, Ray, it’s safe for now. But what about you? If Herr Stranghold –that’s his name by the way – comes back here, I’ll sort him out.
“He wasn’t able to locate the book properly, but he knows it’s here and getting it is going to be a big problem. So I presume that he’ll retrace his steps and try and find you again. Are you safe?”
“I’m fine. Some of the big lads here are on my side. If anyone comes looking for me, they’ll let me know. They’re not too happy about strangers, so I’ll be okay, Judas; don’t worry, and thanks for looking out for me.
“Look, I wanted to give it to you because you can get rid of it or send it back to the rightfu
