“That is what they would do,” Tara said, “and the Elders are very important to you. You must get them all on your side.”
Talbot made a helpless gesture and Tara went on,
“You must first ask this man, Andrew McCairn, to tell you about them, who they are and what families they have. That will make it easier for you to talk to them when you arrive and when you tour the Clan lands.”
“And what else will happen?” Talbot asked her.
Tara reeled off a dozen things that he would be expected to understand and know about.
Talbot put up his hands in protest.
“If you think I can absorb all that in a few seconds, you are mistaken,” he said. “The only thing you can do is to teach me hour by hour during the few days I remain in London – and I am going to take notes that I can refer to whenever I am a
