Kate sat down reluctantly. She was getting increasingly frustrated. And John was full of bull, that didn't help. The Wards and Longbottoms had been a a lot more amical back then than they were today, but whoever was fighting, John could have stayed out of it. And he could have chosen to pay attention in school and learn to read and write just fine. He could have behaved like a normal person and prison would never have been a threat. And he could shut the hell up and listen to her.

She got up. "Well, good for you. If you'd walk as much as you blather, maybe we could get to Robin Hood's bay today." She began to stride along the path, not waiting to see whether he'd catch up.