The bothy-boys took the news better than I had expected. As first horseman, Dougie took the lead. “I knew about the stories before I accepted the position at Kingsinch,” he said. “There’s no secret about the Sidh having been here. I’m not going to run.”
“Nor am I,” Jim said. “I’ll have to warn Brenda, though.”
Andrew toyed with his spoon before he looked up. “I’m not sure,” he said slowly. “I don’t want Agnes and the baby to be in danger.”
“We’ll look after her,” Peter said, planting his fist on the table. “Give me a few moments with any of these things, and they won’t come back a second time.”
I favoured Peter with a smile, for despite his supposedly manly posturing, he had a good heart.
Andrew shook his head. “I know you will, Peter, but this is something beyond our ken. I’m respons
