'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,' Charlie tapped the rock. 'We'll name it Suffrage Ascension.'
'That's a bit of a mouthful,' Mary said. 'How about Women's Success?'
'Let's get up first,' Kate said. 'We can play with names later.'
'Over here,' Lorna shouted. 'There's a rope up the face.'
'We're not first then,' Charlie did not hide her disappointment.
The ropes stretched from the foot of the cliff to the top
