He had told her of all the trouble they had had in trying to keep it, but it was certainly land worth fighting for. The fact that it was not very accessible to the outside world appealed to her. “’Tis beautiful, sir,” she said and he smiled proudly. “Aye, ’tis. It will grow more so.” He turned round and leaned against the wall. “Ye can call me Father.” “Oh.” She struggled to think of something to say when he laughed. “I ken ’tis hard but Triona says we should do it. Until that gets set in our minds. Ye ken, when I was told about ye, I was both happy and sad. Happy to find a child I didnae ken about and sad about your mother. Then ye came here and ye were nay a child. I kenned how long ago ye were born but”—he shrugged—“occasionally the mind goes its own way. Dinnae ken what to do about that.” Bethoc smiled. “Aye, I understand that, Father. Mayhap Triona has a good idea.” “She often does. So, has Callum told ye about himself?” She frowned. “Weel, I ken he had a hard childhood, a bad mon held him for a while, and that he took a vow to protect children.
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