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Caleb paced back and forth impatiently. He already lost Genevieve, but the chance to loose Benjamin too would be overwhelming. Caleb smashed his fist against a tree.
Benjamin had decided to leave Caleb behind because he had been acting recklessly again. The loss of Genevieve had been hard to cope with, but now he had to worry about Benjamin. "I've been acting like too much of an ass, and I'll keep loosing people if I keep doing it."
He glowered at General Scott as he went into a cabin. Caleb took mild satisfaction as General Scott diverted his eyes. He
never liked Scott, but he hated him all the more for sending him away so that Benjamin could sneak off on his secret mission.
Caleb looked at the tree line expectantly. Someone was coming. Caleb stood still as he watched some men bring in a wounded Benjamin.
"Ben," Caleb called out as he ran over to him.
"I'm fine Caleb, but I'm going to need a lot of rest."
"Aye, and rest enough for me too! I'd ask you why you've come back so late, but I'll leave ya alone until you're ready."
"Robert fuckin' Rogers? Queen's Rangers?" Caleb watched with disbelief as Benjamin nodded.
"There was no way they could've known where we were."
"Aye, I know that. I've been feelin' that there's been way too many coincidences happening since our meet."
"General Scott thinks that this was all an unhappy accident."
"Right," Caleb rolled his eyes. "Tell me how that guy got his position eh?"
Benjamin looked at him disapprovingly. "I'm going to do something that might risk my position… and may involve jail time for me…"
Caleb looked at Benjamin expectantly. "I'm listening."
"I'm going to look for a spy."
"How are we going to find someone we can trust?"
"I'd like for you to wait by the bay."
"The bay? You mean our bay?" Benjamin nodded. Caleb shook his head. "So you want someone who is from Setauket then?"
Benjamin nodded.
Caleb shook his head quietly.
"Look, we don't have to make any more sacrifices if we are careful, but nothing will get done if we just let this continue to happen. We'll be careful."
Caleb took in a deep breath. The thought of almost loosing Ben was horrible, but to bring in another seemed like a terrible idea.
"Omelets are not made without breaking eggs, and I say we've cracked enough."
"Aye," Caleb nodded. "We'll be careful though… right?" Caleb eyed Benjamin to make sure that Benjamin knew how important it was for Caleb that there were no more deaths.
"Aye," Benjamin held out his hand.
Caleb nodded and clasped his wrist in a strong handshake. "Then it looks like we got a deal."
