Return of the Highlander (2015)
““There is no need for you to wait for me. I might be a while. I’ve decided I want to change my gown and probably my hair as well.” She looked down at herself. “This is all wrong. I don’t feel right in this rag. I may want to change my jewels, too,” she added for good measure.
“But miss…” he said with dismay, “I think you look lovely just as you are. Prettier than a picture.” “Thank you.” She pasted on a smile. “But truly…you mustn’t let me hold you up. Go and join your friends in the feasting h...all. I assure you I can find my way to the colonel’s chambers at nine without any trouble at all. I know my way around this castle better than you do. Every nook and cranny.” “I’d prefer to wait here,” he said uneasily. “This castle is a garrison now, miss, and you don’t know what soldiers can be like after a few cups of rum in their bellies. And I have my orders from the colonel.MoreLess
“But miss…” he said with dismay, “I think you look lovely just as you are. Prettier than a picture.” “Thank you.” She pasted on a smile. “But truly…you mustn’t let me hold you up. Go and join your friends in the feasting h...all. I assure you I can find my way to the colonel’s chambers at nine without any trouble at all. I know my way around this castle better than you do. Every nook and cranny.” “I’d prefer to wait here,” he said uneasily. “This castle is a garrison now, miss, and you don’t know what soldiers can be like after a few cups of rum in their bellies. And I have my orders from the colonel.MoreLess
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