I know the place well
enough, as I know most every coast from Skye to Inverness. It'll be a
tricky sail coming out---with the wind against us. But I'll warrant
the wind's been against us some years now, eh?"
"Thank you," said Michael. "It means a lot."
"Aye, but that's the easy part. First we've got to get them out."
Again he puffed on his pipe thoughtfully.
"Well then. I've seen that tower from a distance, and know the castle
by reputation alone. It was built centuries ago as a defense against
the Vikings, and word has it it's never been taken. It was built to
withstand far greater force than any you or I could hope to bring
against it." The mariner paused, considering.
"Stealth, you say. And rope..... Aye. A grappling hook might be the
answer, if the window weren't as high as it's bound to be, and you had
all night to make the throw. But I suspect you don't, and the weight
of the attached line would make it all but impossible in any case."
"I'd thought of that," said Michael. "But I didn't know what else to
try..... Tell me the truth, John.
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