He put two gold coins down beside one of the water buckets.
And then he lifted Mellina onto her saddle.
As she rode out of the shelter, he mounted his own horse and followed her.
They did not speak.
But Lord Springdale gradually increased the pace until they were moving downhill much faster than they had climbed up.
At the same time, because it was still so early in the morning, there was no one to notice them.
They rode on without saying a word before finally the little fishing village of Mahdia came into sight.
They then went into the stable from where they had hired their horses.
The groom looked at them in surprise.
“You’re back early, sir,” he said. “Weren’t it what you expected?”
“We saw the Colosseum and then found it better to come home before the crowds appeared,” Lord S
