Laurelynn wasn’t surprised to find the interior of the barn stark and less than comfortable. The building smelled like it hadn’t housed animals in some time, but instead had been used as a garage for the farm equipment. She gave thanks for small blessings. At least she wouldn’t have to bed down with sheep or pigs for the night. She shot Neil an apprehensive glance, wondering if he would insist on sleeping with her, or worse, but now that they were inside, he didn’t seem to care much about her. “Go over there and stay out of my way for a while,” he said as he went to one corner of the old barn arranged to be an office space, with a desk, laptop computer and a few other modern bits of office equipment. Laurelynn turned in the direction he waved and didn’t see anything of interest but wand

