SEVEN
TEWKESBURY 2022 AD
The comfortable seat of Aria’s Audi and my weariness denied each of us the eagerly-sought answers we awaited.
“Wake up, old man!”
The gentle, insistent shaking of my shoulder brought me out of deep fatigue-induced sleep. My bleary ones looked into his amused green eyes.
“My word, you must have been exhausted, you’ve been snoring all the way here. But we’re back and I can get Ishbel to prepare you something—”
“No, please, all I need is a bed. We’ll catch up in the morning,” I said, as I forced my aching frame out of the car.
The next morning, I lay thinking before getting up, my mind churning over what I planned to ask my host and deciding how much, in turn, I intended to share my findings.
A refreshing shower and hearty breakfast completed, over which I inf
