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I called it the citadel because that’s what Angus, the leader, and the others who lived there called it. Of all the places I’d spent the night, it had the most commanding view of the countryside. There was no way to come up on it without being seen. Horace and his advance guard, which included his runner, Goose, as well as Cable, Shank, Hoege, and Karena, had gone on to the river valley after securing lodging for us, and when we had climbed to within a mile of the gates, Paul went ahead as herald to announce our arrival. He was careful never to say that we were on our way to Philadelphia or anything further about our mission. Only that we wanted to bring knowledge that might change their way of seeing things and make life better.
They were indeed friendly, as Horace had said. The fri
