They walked together back to the village where Conrad was with some of the men talking and laughing. Rita stood back letting go of Elizabeth's arm she watched Conrad. The others walked to the edge of the street to the front of an inn but none of them went in, after hearing Rita's story and seeing her passion they were really interested in the two. Conrad noticed them but he didn't move from his seat, he was in a square sitting at the round table where the men drank drinking with them. He would steal occasional glances at Rita and from the changes in their expression everyone felt they were talking with their eyes.
"Hey Conrad, attend to the girl before someone comes the other way" one of the men whispered in his ear.
"Ai so it's you who took the Lady, she frowns with everyone else around
