The First Draft – Chapter 4

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Chapter 4

Laird Quentin sighed.

“Is this all really necessary?” he asked McArthur.

The actuary bowed low still offering the book.

“I merely wish my laird to know the risks and hardships we face in the months ahead.”

Quentin sat on the uncomfortable seat at the top of his audience room. His grandfather had commissioned it when they’d remodeled the estate, giving it the air – to anyone visiting – of approaching a king o...