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Even though the chances of them being recognised were minuscule, only now that they were more than one hundred and fifty miles from Scone, would Harry and Patrick seek overnight accommodation; and that only ensued when the weather turned cold, or particularly windy, or both.
Their Walers performed magnificently during the following month. All three horses seemed undaunted by the challenges of ever-changing landscapes and routinely gave easily recognisable head-shakes warning Harry and Patrick long before approaching travellers came into sight… and thereby allowing them timely retreats into the safety of roadside scrub.
Their luck held; most travellers showed scant regard to them. Most however, acknowledged them with either a friendly wave, a smile or head nod. A few stopped to have a
