Bethothed.....

[Josu_T]

Andrew happily kissed her and smiled when sh pulled back to kiss his neck and ear. His head tilted back a little and she asked whether to use the rug or bed. He thought for a moment before turning to face the rug in front of the fire place. He started kissing her happily as he slowly moved toward the rug. His cock hardened more beneath his kilt and he really wanted her and kissed her passionately, trying to show her.

 

[LittleSprite2]

Brinna felt the fire and passion in his kiss's as he showed her that he loved her walking with her twords the bear skin rug infront of the fire place... Brinna let her legs down and slid slowly to her feet reluctntly breaking there kiss..

Only to smile as she felt his arousel against her she knelt infront of him on the rug and lifted his kilt cupping and stroaking him in her hands before he removed the garment and she took him into her mouth as she had the other night.. using her toung around the tip while she sucked on his shaft..

 

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Andrew was a little dissapointed as Brinna slid down from his body. He saw her smile when she felt his erection. She knelt in front of him and he smiled. He let out a soft moan when she lisfted up his kilt and took hold of his cock. He pulled off the kilt and tossed it aside with his sporrin. then she took him into her mouth. Her tongue licked around the tip and she sucked on him. He let out a long moan as his head tilted back, his eyes closed, really enjoying the feeling. His cock was soon rock hard and ready for her when she wanted him.

 

[LittleSprite2]

Brinna had been ready for him sence he entered the room, but was enjoying the sounds of plesure he made as she used her mouth to please him.. She stopped teasing a few muinets later and begain kissing her way back up his chest as high as she could reach, and looked up at him, as she stepped back from him and let the night dress she was wearing fall to the floor pooling at her feet.. ready, willing, and waiting for his posession, passion and love..

 

[Josu_T]

Andrew enjoyed her mouth around his cock. After a while she released him. She kissed up his body and he smiled. When she stepped back and dropped her night dress he smiled at her. Before he did anything else he removed his remaining clothes. He stood naked in front of her. He then stepped close to her and pulled her against his body. He kissed her passionately, pressing his cock between their bodies.

 

[LittleSprite2]

Brinna watched him remove the rest of his clothing loving every inch of the man who stood before her body and soul.. as he pulled her too him she was swept away by their kiss.. she could feel his arousle perssing between them teasing them both.. a small moan of passion escaped her lips as their kiss ended and she looked up into his eyes... her voice wisper soft with need... please... Andrew...

 

[Josu_T]

Andrew really enjoyed the kiss with Brinna. His cock pressed against her caused him to be even mre arroused. She moaned and he answered with a small moan of his own. When she pulled off she seemed to have the same thing on her mind that he did. He looked down into her eyes and smiled. He then lifted her and lay her down on the rug. He went down with her and moved above her. He placed his cock against her pussy and pushed inside slowly.

 

[LittleSprite2]

Brinna and Andrew made love all threw the night and by the time the two of them decided to get some actual sleep Brinna was too plesently exausted to even think of moving the few feet it would take to get into there bed, and simply curled up next to him on the bear skin rug and fell asleep...

She barly woke in time to see Andrew dressing and prepairing to leave so that he could return to his family and gather his belongings.. she streatched and smiled up at him as she sat up in bed and watched him move around the room.. Mornin love... ye best be comin back soon.. she said knowing it would be at least two maybe three days at the most because his family would wish to celebrate his marrage among other things..

 

[Josu_T]

Andrew made passionate love to his new wife for a long time. It felt absolutely amazing. He knew he had to leave the next day, but he would return quickly to be with her. He knew he couldn't live without her for long. He loved her too much. When they finally decided to get some sleep it felt as if his balls were completely empty. He didn't bother movign to the bed. Neither did Brinna. She curled up and he held her close. He fell asleep soon after her.

In the morning he woke before Brinna. He lay with her for a while before getting up and carrying her to the bed. He then started dressing. She woke up soon after and he smiled at her. She told him to come back soon and he smiled. He walked over to her and leaned in to kiss her passionately. After a long kiss he pulled back and leaned his head against hers. "I will be back as soon as I can be. I will miss you too much if I am not back in just a few days."

 

[LittleSprite2]

Brinna returned Andrews kiss with full mesure and equil passion and smiled when his head touched hers as she awncerd.. Aye as I would ye... i'll look fer ye 3 days hence.. love.. Brinna dressed quickly and walked down the stairs and stood on the steps of the front entrance to watch him go...

As he road threw the gates a feeling of forboding came over her... something was wrong... but she didnt know what... and she thought she should send some men with Andrew... but she didnt want to offend him ether he was a fine warrior and well able to look after himself.. He would be alright twas not far he needed go... but still she could not shake the feeling that something was to happen.. something bad..

Brinna returned to the hall and watched as the maids came down and begain there duties as the men woke and went out in the yard to train.. Brinna went to the kitchens and layed out the menu for the next few days and set the maids to cleaning and changing the rushes...

it wasnt long however she decided she needed to practice with her bow and build back up the strenght she had lost in that arm, and what better time to practice then while Andrew was visiting family so he wouldnt argue with her over it.. Brinna changed into leggings tunic and vest and made her way to the archery range,,

She cursed more than once as she actually missed her targets, but the longer she practiced the more her aim improved.. by the end of the day however her arm was killing her... a good soak she thought would do it good.. and she would practice again on the morrow.... she paused looked up and out over the fields.. the strange feeling that something wasnt right still pleging her.... but not seeing anything amiss she continued on to the keep..

 

[Josu_T]

Andrew smiled at her and nodded his promise that he would be back as soon as possible. He went to his horse and rode out the gate. Once out of the village her rode his horse harder than he ever had before. He stopped only a couple times to rest the horse. He was back on Mackay lands by nightfall.

He made it home safely and everyone was in bed. He went to his room and slept until morning. When morning came he started packing everything. He got it all in wagons and by noon he had all his things on their way to the Bucchannon lands. His new home. He went then to meet with his family.

His family was very happy to see him. He told them all that had happened and they were very excited. Everyone in the castle celebrated his marriage and him being the new laird of the Bucchannon clan for the rest of the evening. He spent some time with his sister and his mother. He then spent time with his father and brother. He would spend the morning with his family and then start heading to his new home.

 

[LittleSprite2]

Some of Cregans men had survived the attack of there home and had come in search of there liard to see if he still lived and get orders from him if he did, but quickly found that he had infact died.. they had to elect a new liard but before they left they had observed there enemys and knew who the new Liard of Buchanan's was...

They watched as he road out alone as well... thinking this odd considering all others had doubled and stayed in groups of 2's and 3's after the first attack they decided to follow and see where he was going... they tracked him to MacKay lands but didnt dare go further.. they decided to await his return to trap and ambush him on his way back....

We could kill him out right and put an end to it... one man said.. the other looked over at him and said.. Nay tis to easy a death and i've no wish to honor him with a warriors death in battle... let us take him and sell him to a slaver ... i know a captin who could always uses a few more men.. he only docks here every 4 yrs or so.. and he'll be here for 2 more days... i say lets take him..

The five men discussed it a bit more at length and finnaly agreed. Aye with 5 ta 1 we can take him ta the captin o yers... with that they set up to ambush Andrew as soon as he was out of reach of aid from the MacKays and the Buchanans.. which would be about half way between the two...

 

[LittleSprite2]

Brinna dressed the next day in leggings tunic and vest and braided her hair down her back as ushual.. and made her way to the archery range determend to get as much practice in as she could before Andrew returned so that he wouldnt make her go back and rest... ohh rest was good and such but she also needed the paractice... she blushed remembering how little they actually rested when they were in bed together and smiled immagining what it would be like when he returned home..

Her aim was a bit better today than it had been yesterday and improving by the hour.. she took breaks in between to rest her arm, she figured by the weeks end she would be back to her old strenght and then be able to begin parcticing with a sword once more.. as she rested she got the same feeling she had the day before and couldnt shake it what she wondered did it mean...

 

[Josu_T]

((OOC: I already had something else planned out in my head. I think I might go with that. You can have some fun with Cregan's men once they realise Andrew is not coming back down the road.))

Andrew woke early in the morning. He dressed and prepared himself for the day. He went to the dining hall for breakfast. There he met up with his sister. He spent about an hour after breakfast with her. He then went and talked to his father about being a good husband and leader. When he was done he thanked his father and said his goodbyes. His sister was very sad that he was leaving and he promised to visit with his wife soon and have her brought to visit.

As he was about to leave a messenger arrived from a nearby village. Apparently some pirates were attacking, possibly Norse. Andrew thought of where the town was. It was just a little out of his way and he decided to go help out with some of the soldiers. He got on his horse and rode quickly to the village. He would deal with the problem, then return home to Brinna.

He arrived at the village to see a couple buildings on fire. He leapt from his horse and got his sword from his back. He then ran into the town with the five soldiers he'd brought with him. What they saw at the other end of town by the coast was two ships. They dealt with the pirates in the building in the middle of town. Then they wound up nearing the coast.

As they turned a corner they ran into a crowd of the pirates. They soon found themselves surrounded. Andrew put of a good fight, but there were too many. He felt a club hit his head and everything went black. The last thing he felt washis body hitting the ground. The last thing he heard was someone yelling for him to be tied up.

He woke up in a dark room. He felt the swaying and knew he was on one of the ships. He sat up and looked around. Two of his men were there. Just then, one of the pirates came in. He was speaking a language Andrew did not understand. He basicly figured it was something like they were now prisoners at sea and would probably be used as slaves or something like that. He looked out the small window they had in their prison and saw that they were out of the bay and probably far out at sea.

 

[LittleSprite2]

The third day arrived and Brinna had a privet meal prepaired in hers and Andrews chamber for his return so that they could spend the evening together just the two of them and she could listen to him speak of his family and how the trip had gone... but as the evening wained it seemed he was not comming...

Brinna felt a bit disapointed but decided to wait before doing anything until morning incase he got a late start and had to camp along the road or waited another day before leaving.. The next day however she saw a rider approching at break neck... pace...

5 more behind him the first appeared to be Andrew but as he drew nearer and pulled his horse to a stop right infront of her and looked down she knew it was Asher... The blood drained from Brinnas face.. What happend???... Where is Andrew???? where is my husbend ?????

Asher dismounted and begain to explain about the attack on the village not far from MacKay lands and Ashers part in it.. He also told her of an ambush that they had discovered ment for Andrew by some of the Cregans men who had survived the attack on there keep, and had thought him Andrew at first.. but that they had been taken care of and posed no more threat..

We will find Andrew and get him back... its only a matter of time.. Asher reached out to catch Brinna thinking she was faiting but she shrugged him of and knelt before him in a sort of shock.. That was what the feeling had been trying to tell her it had been warning her.. and it was too late now.. she looked up at Asher then..

Aye but the Norse are fearce warriors and en if ye can find which o there clans attacked by that time Andrew could be already sold to god only knows where or en kept as a personal slave and not easly taken back or bartered for.. Find him if ye can Asher... please.... I love him..

............. Andrews family, Friends and Brinna all serached for Andrew with no luck to be had. It was 4 weeks later that Brinna discovered she was to be a mother, she cryed that frist night because she couldnt share the news with Andrew that he was to be a father..

where was he now??? was he hurt.. ? She vowed one day Andrew would meet his son or daughter and that he would come home she would not give him up for dead no matter what anyone said..

 

[Josu_T]

Andrew spent three weeks in the small room on the boat. He and his men were fed and given water. Their captors took care of them. They obviously had something in mind for them. Andrew had no idea what though. He'd only been able to pick up a little of the language from listening to them

He looked out the window one day and saw a seagull flying. He also saw some dark clouds rolling in. Before he knew it they were in the middle of a storm. The boat rocked back and forth wildly. It was far beyond the control of the crew. They were blown back away from land. Soon enough large waves crashed against the boat. The other ship crashed into theirs with a deaffening noise of splintering wood. Andew was sure the boat was sinking. He thought that it must be the end. That was it, he would never get to see his beautiful wife again. He started crying as something heavy crashed against him. Everything went black.

 

[LittleSprite2]

Brinna journyed with Asher to retreive Andrews belongings and to give his parents the news that they would soon have a grand child... it was little comfort she knew but at least they would have a part of Andrew until he returned to them or was found..

Brinna got on well with Andrews family his mother and sister especally.. His father was a bit skeptical as she had arrived in mens clothing but soon welcomed her none the less and after gettting to know her could see why his son had so been taken with Brinna as she was unlike most women of there aqaintance.. They were also over joyed about the news of a baby.. Andrews baby..

She recived additional troops men who had no familys who wished a home with the Buchananas as there clans were now joined came back with her to the keep and joined her forces she also pentioned James for permision to add an outer wall to the keep and mote to make the fortifications they needed for better protection..

A friend of Ashers and Andrews became captin of the guard and slowly as Brinna grew heaver with child begain to take over responsability for hunting and training the men so that she did not endager the babe by doing such things...

Time passed and with each day Brinna ached for Andrew but refused to give him up for dead... no matter what.. he was alive she knew it in her heart ... he lived... she just couldnt reach him..

 

[Josu_T]

Andrew woke slowly and felt something cold beneath him. He opened his eyes and blinked. He looked at where he was laying. He was on a piece of wood apparently from the ship. All around him was the beach. He slowly tried getting up, but was in too much pain. He rolled onto his back and fell asleepagain. He wasn't sure if he would wake up, but he needed to. He had to get back home to Brinna.

When he woke again he was in a room. He looked around, but was still unable to move without much pain. Someone came in and looked down at him. When they noticed he was awake they left the room and came back. They came back in a minute later with others. Andrew groaned a bit. "W..where am I?" The people in the room spoke softly to eachother in another language he didn't know, not the same as the pirates though. He was sure he heard the word English though. Then one came up to the bedside and started speaking to him in English.

It seemed he was in a small fishing village. They had found him washed up on their shore. He had many injuries that needed to heal. It would take time. They told him they would take care of him until he felt better. Andrew thanks them before falling asleep again. His dreams were of Brinna. He missed her very much.

Over the next few weeks his small injuries healed. Yet he still had broken bones that needed to heal. He was able to move around more and he learned a little about the village. He also started learning the language. Every day he thought about Brinna. He longed for her sweet embrace or to hear her voice.

Months later he was fully healed. Yet, his strength was not back yet. He worked hard every day to get back his strength. Over time his legs were back to normal and he started working on his arms. Also during this time he tried finding a way of getting back home. The problem was that no maps he found told him where he was in relation to Scotland. Others told him it was hopeless, but he didn't give up hope that he would return home to his wife.

 

[LittleSprite2]

Fall slowly turned two winter and Brinna moved many of the villagers with in the keeps walls for safty and protection durring the winter months tho she hated to sew she found herself enjoying the making preperations for the baby to come.. Her thoughts however were never far from her love.. she was often seen walking the battlements and looking out across the distance over the lands..

Her belly grew larger with each passing day.. and soon when the battlements became to Icy to walk upon she begain to stay more indoors.. Glad of the aid of the men and women from the village as well as the extra men who came to live with them from the Mackay holdings.. some had already begun wooing and winning the hearts of lassies and beginning a life here among the clan..

Winter soon turned to spring and spring to summer May the baby's came.. Brinna was in the village walking had often helped her to ease some of the aches in her body as she was quite large.. and was visiting her friend who's baby was now a year in age.. twas the one she had helped birth when Andrew had first arrived.. he was a bonnie lad...

Twas on her way home that the pains sharpened and she fell to her knees from how strong the contraction was.. she knew it was time.. She called for aid and was helped to the keep and to the chamber she and Andrew had shaired.. the Midwife sent for... It was a long hard labor and rather than one child... there were two... twins.. but not ordanary ones... One Boy, and one Girl...

Brinnas heart ached that Andrew wasnt hear to help in the naming of them or see them for the first time, but she knew he would somehow find a way home to her and they would be together again... The boy she named for his da... Andrew Mackay Buchanan ... and the Lass she named Lillith MacKay Buchanan.. Both had Andrews blonde hair coloring but her violet eye coloring...

As the summer wore on and the childern grew they were crawling before she even knew it.. both healthy and strong.. She had sent word to Andrews Family of the twins birth and soon expected them all to visit...

Ashers wife had also had her babe and would be visiting as well her child was a few months older than Brinnas two...

She also received word from King James and had his permission to begin the fortifications that she had requested.. and begain making plans to implement them as soon as possable... by the next winter if they were lucky they would at least have the wall in place, and could begin the moat in the spring again...

Andrews family arrived and Brinna had chambers already set up for his father and mother, his sister, and Asher his wife and Babe.. she got on well with them all but she was also sad for she wished her husbed were there to share there joy..

a year later the twins were now 1 Asher brought her news that a man had washed ashore on a little kown island round the time Andrew had dissapeared among some Viking wrekage, and had been brought ashore to mend his wounds there... but they would have to sale to the island to investagate.. Tho the other roomers they had investagated turned up little ... Brinna felt she was able now to go along with them... I'll come with ye this time ta investegate the roomors.. the twins are old enough that they will be fine with yer Da and Mam until i return..

Nay Brinna i canna let ye if it is na Andrew ye'll be hurtin en more and if it is hell wring me neck fer lettin ye take the risk o joinin me.. Brinna laughed and looked at Asher Andrew knows me well enough ta know that it was my own decision ta join ye and would na blame ye... and I am commin with or with out ye.. Asher cursed but shook his head knowing there was no arguing with her.. we leave in 4 days.. tis long enough ta take the twins ta me Kin where they'll be looked after and meet the ship..

 

[Josu_T]

Andrew worked hard on getting back his strength over the months. It did not take too long for his legs. He was soon able to run and ride as well as he had before. He then started to work on his upper body strength. He practiced with a training sword at first.

About a month later he was working with a full sized sword. It did not take too long from there to get back to his full strength. It was 9 months after he'd left Brinna. A merchant arrived in the village to buy and sell some things from the villagers. Andrew was able to join him in a journey to a city.

The journey took a week. When they arrived Andrew was feeling very confident that he would be able to return home. It took another week for Andrew to gain some money and find a ship to get to Scotland. The best he could do was get to England. It was good enough for him. he boarded the ship and started on his way to England.

The journey to England took him a month and a half. He arrived in London and had a little money to buy supplies. He then worked for a few weeks to earn some money for enough supplies for his journey north. It took him three weeks to earn enough and buy the supplies.

He started his journey on foot. He had a pack full of supplies on his back. He also had money to buy more. He was able to reach Scotland a week and a half later. He knew he was getting close. He did not rest much the next few days. He walked much of the night. He was eager to get home. His thoughts were all about Brinna. He loved her and looked forward to seeing her again.

It happened to be when his family was visitng Brinna. Andrew did not know that. He made it to the village and was barely recognisable as himself. No one in the village recognised him. He went to the keep and saw that there was some construction. It was a good sign. It looked as if Brinna had done well without him. It was then that he thought for the first time that she might have found another man to care for her. The Bucchannons needed a laird. Brinna had not known him for a very long time.

Despite his worries he still entered the keep and asked to see her. The man at the door did not recognise him and ran off to find her. Andrew stood waiting and prayed that everything had been ok. He didn't know what he would do when he saw her. He just wanted to see her.

 

[LittleSprite2]

The man returned with the captin of the guard... Roan MacKay who looked Andrew up and down a frown upon his face tempted to teach this foolish man a lesson about seeking another mans wife before recognition lit his features.... Tis good ta see ye Andrew welcome home... Come inside... Brinna isna here she and yer Brother got word o where ye may ha washed ashore and went in shearch o ye... Left just 4 days ago..

Roan helped Andrew inside to a hot meal and a warm bath so that he could clean himself up and rest after his long journy.. Theres alot that ye'll be wantin ta ken i am sure once yer dressed and settled again.. seek me out in the hall once yer ready..

The twins were at Andrews Parents in the MacKay keep, but there were still two tiny cradles in the smaller chamber off there bedroom.. it was no longer a sitting room for Brinna but had been turned into a small nusery.. the cradles had there names carved in them.. ..Andrew..... and ..... Lillith..

They were close enough at hand for Brinna to be able to hear them in the night with out the need to go down the hall to them.. Brinna intended to move them to the acutal nusery and hire a maid to look after them once they were a bit older.. but for now couldnt bare to be too far from them.. but nor did she wish to pass up the chance to see her husbend again.. and she trusted his family to keep her babe's safe...

Roan was waiting in the Great hall for Andrew to arrive knowing the lad would have questions especally if he noticed the small nursery set up where it was.. Roan had also sent out a rider with a messanger to Roans Mother and Father.. letting them know that there son had returned home to them.... and would be anchous to see his children..

Brinna tossed and truned on the ship Asher had managed to secure her a room of her own.. and tho she had developed sea legs quickly it wasnt easy for her to sleep.. what would she say to Andrew when they found him.... what if he were happy on the island and didnt wish to return to her... would he be happy about there children... she tryed to pushe these worries aside and tell herself that all would be well but one never knew... Suddenly the ship felt as tho it were being tossed she could hear the wind picking up outside and jumped as Asher banged on her door and told her to stay inside where it was safe there was a storm and if there luck held out they would make it threw safely...

 

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Andrew was a little happy to see Roan, but was a little worried when Brinna did not also appear. Roan recognised him and they walked inside. Roan explained where Brinna had gone, with Asher.

He was led to a hot meal and then a bath was drawn in his bedroom. He smiled and ate the meal. He went up stairs to his room. He found it a little funnt that just as he found his way home, Brinna was gone to find him. If only she'd waited a few days longer.

When he arrived in the bedroom he first entered the small first room. He stopped right away and looekd around. It was very different. There was a pair of small cribs. He went up to them and looked at them closely. They had names inscribed in them. One was Lillith. The other had the name Andrew. Andrew nearly collapsed when he saw it. He was a father. He couldn't believe it. He was a father. He'd missed it. He stared crying. Partially from joy, but also from sadness that he'd missed being with Brinna during the time while she was pregnant with their first children. He'd also missed their births. He vowed right then and there that he would never miss another important moment of their lives.

He took a while to get over the surprise and went to the bathing room. He had a quick bath and dressed in a nice kilt once more. It had been a while since he'd worn a clean one.He then went downstairs to talk with Roan again. He sat with a mug of ale, listening to everything that had happened over the past year. Asher was a father too apparently. That was nice to hear. Yet most of all he wanted to hear about his children who he learned were with his parents. He would spend a couple days relaxing before going to meet his parents and his babies.

 

[LittleSprite2]

Asher somehow mannaged to washashore on the same Island that Andrew had... disorented and confused with a fever.. He kept reliving the storm and getting Brinna on deck as all hands begain abandoning the ship.. The high winds and waves had sent her small frame crashing into the railing on the deck and he hadnt reached her in time before she was washed over board..

Brinna ... Brinna... Andrew i am sorry... Brinna! He yelled sitting up sweating he looked around confused a villager who spoke english begain talking to him... while he regained his strenght he found out that Andrew had indeed been on the island but had left seeking his way back home... but he also discovered that no one else aside from himself had washed ashore here...

There was no help for it he would regain his strength and then he would begin looking all over these islands for her... he couldnt go home and face his brother only to tell him that his Brinna his love was gone...

Brinna hadnt washed ashore but rather had been picked up by a passing ship to the America's who spotted her floating on some debries.. she was taken in by a young woman and her new husbend.. she too had a fever from dehidration and sun stroak.. when she woke she remembered nothing of who she was or where she came from...

she only had one clue and that was the wedding band on her finger... so she knew she had been married.. but she couldnt remember where she was from or where she was going... but felt that perhaps her husbend had died in the same storm that had caused her to find her way now going to the Americas with this nice couple.. Julie and Abe Ross..

A month passed before Asher made his way back to the Higlands unable to find Brinna he hated having to be the barrer of this news.. first they had lost there father and now there mother... he should never have let her come even if it ment tieing her up and running for it...

Andrew was going to kill him if he ever made it home and found out what happened to Brinna.. or even if he was there already and waiting for there return.. yes Andrew was going to kill his brother.. and Asher didnt blame him ...

 

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Andrew went on his journey to visit his parents. He was still confident that Brinna would return to him soon. When he arrived he met his sister and then his parents. His babies were sleeping at the time. When they woke he got to meet them. He could not take the smile off his face. He was so happy. Soon they would be a family again. He took them home and cared for them.

He got news that like the pirate ships, Brinna's ship had been caught in a storm and destroyed. He immediately sent messengers to every port, every seaside village. He had to find her. The messengers were even told to find out about every ship at sea at the time that might have picked her up. He was going to find her, no matter where he had to go. Asher's news later was no help.

He was glad his brother was alive, but he should have done a better job of taking care of his wife. The first thing was that he should have never let her go. Andrew had returned only four days after they left. Second, Asher should have stayed away from storms, no matter what. Third, when they abandoned ship he should have made sure she syated with him, even tying her to him if he had to. He should never have left her alone. He felt like killing his brother, but he too was a father and needed to return to his wife and kid.

A few days later he got most of the messengers back. No one had seen Brinna and he found out about all the ships. Asher told him where their ship had been. Andrew then started mapping out what ships would have passed by where Brinna might have drifted. He found a few matches. He set out to search every destination except for the Americas. He left his kids with his parents. The search of the locations took him a couple weeks, he moved fast and looked hard and set up posters.

When he did not find her he decided to go to the Americas. He got a ship of his own, the best he could get. He then got the best crew he could. He decided to take the babies with him. He got everything he needed. He then started making his way to the Americas as fast as the ship could take them. Most ships went the easy, long route. They took the slightly more dangerous, but faster route with wind and current in their favor. They were only a month and a half behind Brinna if she was on that ship. It took months to get to the Americas, but it would not take Andrew as long. He'd made sure of that. He should arrive only a few weeks after Brinna at most. He spent his time with the babies, but made sure the crew knew how urgent it was to get there.

 

[LittleSprite2]

Months went by before they made port and Brinna was no closer to remembering who she was, her new friends said she called out the name Andrew in her sleep but she had no memory of it upon waking.. and they assumed Andrew must have been the name of her husbend..

Sence she didnt know her name they gave her one and started calling her Brigid.. Mrs. Ross was kind enough to lend her a few dresses and even gave her a job they were in need of a housekeepr to take charge of there staff in america as there old one had died and they wanted to help Brigid begin a new life.. in a new world..

The only thing the ships log stated was that they had found a widowed woman who had been lost overboard in a storm and brought her abord for the Americas.. and taken into the care of Mr, and Mrs. Ross

Brinna now Brigid was uncomfortable in the dress's she now wore, but didnt understand why.. they were high necked covering everything fom the neck down, and black or grey... well fitted and well made..

Her long dark hair was pulled up into a tight neat bun at the back of her head.. and she learned to keep her eyes down and not look directly at anyone for her unushual eye coloring seemed to scare some people..

Unless she looked directly at them the shadows and poor lighting made her eyes look a dark blue rather than violet in colore, the dark clothing also helped add to the illusion.. Brinna MacKay looked nothing at all like herself and was easly missed in a crowed... if one did notice her it was only to remark that she was a striking and beautiful girl.. but that was all and there were many women discribed so...

They made port and Brigid made the best of her new life of a few weeks she had her own chamber which was more than she could say for some of the other staff and she had charge of them seeing to meals and making sure that the house was spotless.. which these things came easly to her... Mrs Ross often commented that she seemed a natual at leading house hold staff...

Husbend did you hear there is another ship that arrived not long after ours just this week infact and a man .. a Liard... has been inquiring about a woman name Brinna his wife who was lost at sea... do you think it might be Brigid? Mrs Ross asked her husbend.. Friday evening as they sat before the fire reading..

I suppose it could be but i dont think so.. unless she was running from him for some reasion how would he have known so soon where to look for her... i doubt Brigid is the one he seeks.. Mrs. Ross looked at her husbed skepticly for a few moments wondering how he could be so sure.. She didnt want to lose Brigid she was a wonderful person but if she was this mans wife... well.. she couldnt keep them apart

Mrs. Ross decided she would invite the man to visit with them Monday after noon, and see what kind of man he was if he seemed a good man and loving husbend who truly missed his wife she would call Brigid and have her serve them tea if not and he seemed a vile man then she would simply tell him that the girl they rescued had left them soon after arriving to make her own way.. and had no notiong where she had gone..

In the mean time there was to be a ball held in there home tomorrow night lasting threw the weekend, she was taking Brigid with her shopping Mrs Ross had soon discovered Brinna had good taste in fashion and took her with her on sevral outings simply for her opinion...

Brinna/ Brigid was dressed in grey her hair up once more in a tight bun atop her head.. When Mrs Ross asked her to mail a letter adressed to a Liard Andrew MacKay Buchanan.. the name sounded familiar for a moment but it passed as she paid a lad to take the message to him.

It was simply and invatation to join the Ross's for the weekend Ball and perhaps visit with them Monday afternoon, as they wished to speak with him and discover if perhaps the girl they had rescued might have been his wife..

Brigid and Mrs Ross walked down the street looking in the shop windows as they went before stopping in the dress shop and looking at the Fashion plates.. I beleive these colors would sute Mrs.Ross's coloring better Madem please have these made up right away..They are fore this weekends ball ... Brinna/ Brigid said..

Another clerk was helping a very tall and handsome man pick out some childrens clothing.. something about the man seemed familar to her something about the way he moved.. Seeing he was about to turn and look her way she looked down, before he could see her eyes to finnish purchising the Items for Mrs Ross..

Brigid... come look at this wool here i think you should purtchis some of this blue it would do nicly to give you another color aside from black and grey i think.. Brigid looked up at the seemstriss who added the bolt of dark blue fabric to the tallie and Brinna/ Brigid paid for it.. and gathered up the packages following Mrs. Ross out of the store..