So heroic." She smiled sadly. "I just wonder what we will find along the way." She strolled to the edge of the drive, staring off over the gardens of Killinan. They were blanketed in morning mist, pale silver like a quiet, peaceful fairyland. He wanted to know what she thought as she took one last look at her home, but her face was as pale and still as the marble statues around them. He came up behind her, sliding his arms around her waist to pull her close to him. "We will return soon." "I know," she said, covering his hands with hers. "Yet it won't be the same. It will never be the same, I think." "It will always be your home. You must always remember that." He gave her a teasing smile. "And also maybe you could remember what we did in the garden?" A faint blush actually stained her cheeks. "Will! You are—" "My dears, we are ready," Katherine called, emerging from the house with Anna and Caroline in tow. They all wore simple muslin dresses and knit shawls, plain caps over their hair.
