“What happened to Azazel?” Kate said, when McEwan got back behind the wheel. She had agreed to come back and pick McEwan up from town. The Watcher women had been returned safely to the barracks. Nothing had seemed out of place and she had wondered if they should have a TV brought in. However, most of them seemed content to spending their time exercising on the parade ground.
“Turns out he"s Kether"s dad. Looked like they had a lot of catching up to do,” McEwan said.
“Wow,” Kate said. “I"m surprised, but it makes sense now I know.”
“Probably one of the reasons why Kether didn"t want the Watchers back,” said McEwan.
“That must be some grudge,” Kate said.
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The village clung precariously to the foot of the Campsie hills. Most of it existed along the main road, but at one end there w
