Emily hoped her friend was right. She worried that even he didn’t really believe what he was saying. Still, there was no use worrying about something that might never happen.
‘You were right about Simon,’ Lechasseur conceded. ‘He was a good man. Or whatever he was.’
‘But so afraid of his true nature. In the end, though, he couldn’t deny his history.’
There was an uncomfortable pause.
‘Do you think I was working for a power from the future too?’ Emily asked. ‘Before I came here, I mean. Do you think Simon held the key to my identity?’
Lechasseur shrugged. ‘I doubt it. You’re more human than he ever was.’
Emily sighed. Honoré, she reflected, just didn’t understand her. Her curiosity about her past had burned unbearably for months. But now, after what she had seen, she was starting to wonder if some things were boxes best left unopened. She’d seen extreme sadness in Simon’s eyes, and hoped she would never have to suffer such feelings herself. She’d tasted death and destruction through the Fendahl, and discovered that they somehow fascinated her; a deeply unnerving realisation. She hoped such thoughts would never surface again. Either way, there was little she could do about it. Tomorrow they’d put their experiences in 1098 behind them and start afresh. Perhaps that was for the best. Perhaps that’s what all this was about. Time heals, so they say, and time travellers have more healing to do than most.
That evening, Emily said goodnight to Honoré and made her way home through the darkening streets, thinking again about Simon’s fate and wondering if she would ever have to face the secrets of her own past...
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About The Author
Jon de Burgh Miller lives in London where, in addition to writing, he runs an internet consultancy company and is a keen student of medieval history.
Jon’s previous work includes the novel Doctor Who: Dying in the Sun for BBC Books, co-authoring Twilight of the Gods for Virgin Publishing’s New Adventures series, as well as several short stories in collections such as Missing Pieces and Short Trips: Repercussions. Over the years Jon has written for several cult TV magazines including The Official Xena: Warrior Princess Magazine, Doctor Who Magazine and Cult Times, as well as numerous fanzine articles.
Jon also co-edits and writes for the pop culture review site, shinyshelf.co.uk.
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