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They sat drinking tea and suggesting possible plans of action, consoling Sidheag ords and i remained mainly monosyllabic but after her third cup took a deep, shaky breath "Thank you all for being so kind But I knohat I have to do It’s only… Sophronia, I’ll need your help"

"Of course" Sophronia looked up, eager to be of assistance She hated the feeling of helplessness her friend’s ht away" Sidheag’s expression pleaded with her not to argue

Sophronia nodded Her mind was already on it

"You want to follow Captain Niall?" Died between their tall, angular friend and the handsoair needs"You can help theht even beat theht She did soair, after all There is power in the title" Sidheag sounded confident

"What good could you possibly do?" Felix asked The others would have siical or emotional her choice She was their friend and they would do as needed

Sidheag spoke, peer to peer "You don’t understand Pack isof water that can hold a great deal if it is intact Without an Alpha, the jug fractures and the water drains away"

"You think you can patch the leak?" Felix’s lip curled slightly in genuine disbelief

Sidheag snorted "Bad analogy But, yes, in a way I do I think I am more than a little Alpha by nature My uncles, they trust me"

"To become a kind of Alpha yourself? Or help one of your uncles take the position?" Sophronia was confused as to what Sidheag thought she could do

"Either, both, I don’t know, so eht this was foolhardy But she had no better plan She didn’t knoolf dyna’s interloping But if this ould land to Scotland, then Sophronia would arrange a

Sophronia had ht "We’ll need to get to a train station Mumsy will have all the horses tied down, but I have an idea that I think ork"

Sidheag looked relieved She herself was a decent leader, but under current conditions she trusted Sophronia to get the details sorted "Good, I like trains"

Sophronia continued to schewith you, of course"

Di, too!"

Felix Mersey added, "I as well Sounds like a lark Besides, can’t have you ladies running around the countryside without some kind of supervision Especially not if olves are involved"

"If he’s going, I’uht sums in her head

Everyone else turned to look at Pillover, the only one still silent

"No, thank you," said Pillover primly "I loathe adventures I’h"

Bureeood, because I don’t think it can take six"

"You don’t think what can take six?" Sidheag seereed so readily to her need to head north