"He told us about two witches that turned into eagles."
"Do you think these two are witches?" Charlie grinned. "I thought witches flew on broomsticks and had pointed hats."
I thought of the happenings of last night. "No," I said. "I don"t think these two are witches. I just think it"s a bit of a coincidence that Duncan Og mentioned two eagles and here we have two eagles."
"One flew to Badenoch," Charlie said. "So they wouldn"t both be here."
Mary was beside us, fingering her rowan cross as she watched the eagles. "I"ve never known eagles to come so near to people," she said. "I don"t like them at the best of times."
We halted at the base of the cliff, looking for the best ascent. "Normally one has a named route to follow," Kate said. "Here we must make our own."
"All the better," Cha
