Ash gave me a sheepish smile and knowing neither of us was the sentimental type, I stuck my tongue out and crossed my eyes to lighten the mood and we both laughed until one of us snorted. And then we laughed some more. The next morning, by the grace of God, we somehow managed to get all of Ashley's new purchases to fit in her bulging suitcase and summoned a cab. We kept conversation light, despite the obvious weight of our impending separation. After I had helped get her suitcase checked, and we had said a teary goodbye, I was on my own in Belfast. OceanofPDF.com 14 Once I was alone in the cab headed to the museum, I considered the implications of Ronan's suspicions while trying not to dwell on the image of the dead man. There was no proof, other than what Ronan had said, that Lochlan had
