Chapter 46

Lorne, Alasdair, and eight other riders rode ahead of the carts and checked for signs of another ambush at Drummond's. They tied the horses away from the house and crept to a vantage point in the trees about the property. Gideon Drummond sat upon the seat of the wagon he hired to haul the last of his things away engaged in desultory conversation with the driver. He appeared to be impatiently waiti