'The lum's up.' Lorna said.
'Good.' Kate laughed.
Once again, I could only agree. I faked my laughter to try and fit in.
Despite the house being old, it heated quickly. Kate was first to take off her coat, with the rest of us following suit.
'Should we not be on our way?' Charlie glanced out of the window. 'We can still make the Shelter Stone before dark.'
'I'm just getting comfortable,' Kate said.
'I thought you wanted to be first up An Cailleach,' Charlie said.
'I do.'
'The longer we stay here, the more chance these men have of reaching the summit first.'
'They won't get there.' I do not know from where the words came. I spoke without thought as if somebody momentarily took control of my mouth.
'What makes you think that?' Mary looked curiously at me.
'I did not think that,' I
