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Donald or one of his loyal supporters. She recalled the threats made to her life during the council meeting and although she was under the protection of James, staying out of the rest of the castle seemed like the sensible thing to do. There was no doubt in her mind that she was still viewed suspiciously by many and she wasn’t planning to give anyone the chance to carry out the threats.
     
    “Tell me what you’re talking about,” Jenny implored the older woman.
     
    “A scouting party returned a few hours ago,” Aggie answered. “The news is that the Glennet clan is marching on the castle with murder in their hearts. The call to war has been raised.”
     
    “Shit,” Jenny cursed as she realized what it meant. “Where is James?”
     
    “There’s a meeting going on the Great Hall just now,” Aggie informed her. “He’ll be at that.”
     
    Jenny was running straight away. She raced through the passageway that led to the larger courtyard and ignored the looks of the people she passed. The loud sound of Donald’s voice came to her as she hurried inside the main castle towards the meeting. She wanted to heat what was going on, but stopped short of going in the hall and stood just outside the door.
     
    “We must ride out and face up to them,” Donald shouted in a rallying cry that rose above the cacophony of noise. “If we remain in the castle, we’ll be trapped inside and put under siege. We need to stop their progress and put them to the sword before they get here.”
     
    His father held up a hand and the noise of the men’s cheering lowered.
     
    “Donald is right,” he said. “The time for diplomacy has passed. Unless we defeat them, we will never have a peaceful life.” His voice rose to an almost deafening yell. “The time for war is here and now.”
     
    Another huge cheer went up in the room and Jenny could sense her pulse racing. War meant people dying and she couldn’t bear the thought of that for James. She listened as she heard his call to arms.
     
    “We must repel these bastard invaders,” he yelled above the noise. “The moment is upon us to show that the Dungannon clan will not be cowed into submission by anyone. Gather your weapons and your shields and prepare for battle.”
     
    Jenny moved to the side and pressed against the wall as men came charging out the Great Hall. The initial flood of people gradually slowed to a trickle as the clansmen heeded the call of their leaders and went to arm themselves. One of the last to walk out of the hall was Donald and she recoiled when he turned his head to catch sight of her.
     
    “This is your doing bitch,” he spat out in a venomous voice. He pointed an accusing finger at her. “My brother might be fooled by you, but I’m not.”
     
    “No, I…” Jenny started and cowered as he moved menacingly towards her.
     
    A voice stopped him in his tracks and he turned to look.
     
    “We need to talk Donald,” his father said as he came out the hall. “Walk with me.”
     
    The evil glare remained on her for a few seconds more.
     
    “I’ll be seeing you,” he hissed as he moved to walk off with his father.
     
    “Jenny,” James said when he came out of the hall seconds later and saw her. “What are you doing here?”
     
    She raced forward and threw herself in his arms as tears rolled down her cheeks.
     
    “I…, I heard the news,” she said.
     
    “Don’t worry,” he told her. “It will soon be all over.”
     
    She couldn’t bring herself to say anything for a few seconds as the sobs made her chest heave, but she managed to get control of herself.
     
    “I don’t want to lose you,” she let out as she moved back to catch his gaze.
     
    “You won’t lose me,” he said as he wiped the tears from her cheeks.
     
    She closed her eyes as his lips crushed hers in a passionate kiss. His arms went around her as they embraced tightly and she never wanted him to let her go…, but he did.
     
    “It’s time for me to join