Blaine
looked for Deplorium the following morn
And found
him outside looking forlorn
“Deplorium,
ye look a sight. I take it that ye had a restless night?”
“Aye, ah’m
completely worn. Ah tried tae come tae a decision, but ma mind is torn.”
“Deplorium,
ye’ll continue to despair if ye do not dare.”
“Blaine, ye’re
jist tryin’ tae coax me because you want a share.”
“No, that
wouldn’t be fair.”
“Then why do
ye care?”
For a second
Blaine felt a crushing remorse
But it was
immediately replaced by the words of the horse
“Blaine, did
ye hear?”
“I heard yer
voice, but the words weren’t clear.”
“Yer mind
jist seemed tae disappear.”
“I’ll be
fine. Don’t you fear.”
“Any
decision ah make may be one that ah’ll rue. Ah wis askin’ what would be in it
for you?”
“Don’t ye be
concerned about me. Do what ye have to do and ye could be rich and free.”
“Ye’ve made
up ma mind an’ ah’m goin’ tonight. Ah may need some assistance. Would that be
awright?”
“Aye, but
for now ye’ll need tae get some rest. For a task such as this ye’ll need to be
at yer best.”
As soon as
he got rid of Deplorium
Blaine went
in search of Truman and Borium
When he
found them still sleeping in their beds
He fetched a
bucket of water and poured it on their heads
Blaine
laughed loud at their cries of alarm. “It’s only water. It can’t do any harm.”
“Blaine,
that wasn’t nice!” yelled Truman. “That water is as cold as ice!”
“There was
no need for that!” cried Borium. “What do you think you’re playing at!”
“Now that ye’re
both awake, I have somethin’ to say. Remember when ye heard the horse neigh?”
“Yes,”
replied Borium. “And an instruction that you, and only you, we must obey.”
“To adhere
to your command,” said Truman. “What do you demand?”
“I demand
that you go to the house o’ the laird and tell him that he must be prepared. Deplorium
has planned to rob him tonight and he’ll need his guards in case he puts up a
fight. Tell him that he‘s executed an innocent man, as the previous robbery was
Deplorium and not Hamish MacCann. That is my command. Do ye understand?”
“Message
received loud and clear. ” replied Borium. “We shall leave at once without
delay and what you have told us we will convey.”
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