The local population was small, so the less critical ‘official’ capacities of local government were jobbed out to private citizens all over the island. It was much harder than Morgan had expected to find the information they sought. With every day that passed, Alasdair seemed a little less of himself. He clearly believed that he had failed his son and not knowing what had happened to Angus was eating away at him.
But Morgan had to respect him for keeping his word to her. Alasdair declined every well-intentioned offer of a drink, giving her a significant glance when he intoned that he had made a pledge. They shared a room at the bed-and-breakfast but the situation was far from intimate. Alasdair seemed to be deep in contemplation of what he had lost, though whenever Morgan spoke to him, he
