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Noah shook his head “I havewatch but so far we are the only ones out here We are going to stay well away from all other traffic out here so I don’t expect to see anyone else In a way, this is a test”
“How?” All three men demanded at once
“Sir Hugo gave me my orders in the War Office There were only a handful of people who could overhear us If we are intercepted once we reach Edinburgh then we can narron the possible culprits to five people, all of ork out of the War Office,” Noah explained “Sir Hugo is waiting to find out what awaits us”
“Is everyone armed?” Barnaby asked suddenly
Reg and Ben both nodded
“Sir Hugo sent reinforcements up to wait for us Their orders were delivered by Si identified and waylaid is reo He can deal with flushing the spy out You concentrate on keeping that woman safe”
Ben sighed “I think we need to expect the worst If everyone is there, and Sayers’and get a proper idea of whether so us or whether it is a run of bad luck I have to confess that I just don’t see one of theus out”
Reg looked at hiht price, if soh but has no other way out without losing his incoht be possible that Sayers could buy his knowledge I wouldn’t stand the cretin’s chances if he double-crossed Sayers, or the Star Elite got hold of hi of times”
“It would be the hed He hated to even conteues down but if it roup of men, then he would He just hoped it wouldn’t come to that
“Whatever happens with the traitor, we need to decide on what to do once we reach Edinburgh You have an extremely valuable witness who needs to be protected from someone within the Star Elite as well as Chadwick and Sayers We need to entlemen,” Noah declared as he refilled everyone’s ru kept away from the War Office We are to trust nobody but the irata for the ti and has to stay that way”
“Unfortunately, that also h,” Barnaby warned
“How so?” Ben asked, his brows lifted
Rather than answer, Barnaby looked at Noah “Where else can we dock? We need to end this journey before Edinburgh and not rely on any other member of the Star Elite If we don’t turn up, they will co for us but ill remain safe If there is a traitor in the Star Elite, they won’t knohere we have gone and will not be in a position to tip Sayers or Chadwick off”
Everyone nodded Noah went to fetch a map
“The coast line is rugged around that area,” he said, pointing to a particular bit of coastline that was entle as the place we stop has a beach we can row you to shore on the rowing boat we have strapped to the ship It is not a problem Of course, I cannot help you beyond that because once you hit land you will have to find your own transport and accommodation from then on”