James didn't know how he did it, but he managed to walk out of the house at a steady pace. He even managed not to slam the door. Matter of fact, that was the quietest he ever closed a door in his life. However, there was a limit to his calmness, which was demonstrated when he barked orders to put up the horses at one of the unfortunate hands that was in his path. He probably would need to apologize if he had paid enough attention to even know who it had been. His brain wasn't noticing much of his surroundings right now.
A son? How? A grown son at that? How? James wasn't sure what emotion to have first. Why did Kathryn keep this from him? There you go. There's one, James thought. Anger! Why not, he thought again. But before he completely lost it he had enough composure to not lose it out i
