Anne stepped back when her brother hit her, but she didn't protest. She nodded and turned to leave, but turned around after a few steps. "Bram, I'm sorry for what happened..." She turned to Elijah. "But I need to talk to Elijah. In private." Her voice was trembling.
"I am a constable now and you can't tell me to do owt!" Bram shouted. "I'll tell father you didn't look after Alice and he'll be mad!