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Slay the Dragon
1.
The harsh Spring sunshine seemed out of place as he stood staring at the burnt out wreck oh his caravan. He knew he was lucky not to have been killed - that Mared and him had both survived Prosser's betrayal alive. Sighing he sat on the steps overlooking what should have been the picture perfect image of the Welsh coastline.
"Penny ar eu cyfer?" He turned to see his partner watching him. One hand shielded her eyes. He smiled, genuinely pleased she was there.
"O, nid yw yn werth cymaint â hynny."
Mared sat next to him. He wrapped an arm around her shoulders, pulling her gently towards him.
"Yr hyn? Ddim hyd yn oed â chwyddiant?"
" 'N ddigrif."
"Rwy'n ceisio."
"Mared." He kissed her hair as she smiled.
"What's wrong?"
"The caravan- fire report says its arson. The whole thing is going to scrap later on. Forensics reckon there's nothing they need now. Council want rid. It's an eyesore."
"Fair point."
"Oi! Mared Rhys, that's my home. Or it was." He sighed. She knew he didn't like staying at the B&B. Too many people; not enough quiet. Tom Mathias needed solitude to recover from the horror of their work. She leant into him, knowing there was more than the caravan's fate upsetting him.
"Will you get another van?"
"Dunno." He answered honestly. "I haven't thought. There's a cottage for sale by the coast. Needs doing up - knowing my luck will have been washed into the sea the day I signed the lease."
Mared turned to him.
"Tom."
"They've set a date."
"I know. Victim liaison contacted me. He's pleading not guilty to ant involvement. They think he's hoping to get misconduct in a public office and perverting course of justice. CPS want to push with everything. Conspiracy to commit murder, kidnapping. The works."
"But you have to give evidence."
"Yes."
"You can do it."
"I hope so." She sighed as she watched the waves lap the shore. "I really hope so."
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a\n Welsh translation
"penny for them?"
"not sure their worth that much."
"what? Not even with inflation?"
"funny."
"I try."