PART 03

Other persons were on the footpath. She was not the only one on the way to the next village. There were tradesman and travellers on the pathway. Not to speak of the soldiers; fourteen of them were, all the way to the riverbank, on the footpath as well. if she was conversant with rank in the army she would understand this was a small company of men. She would understand that amongst these military men was a senior officer of a slightly higher rank.