Gabriel rode next to his father at the front of the line lost in his thoughts. He missed her, and it was a strange feeling. He missed his mother terribly, he missed his brothers and sisters dearly, and he missed Thomas as well but Cora.. He wasn't sure what the hell was going on inside of him when it came to her. It was like a gnawing in the pit of his stomach, like that of hunger pains only he had just had breakfast. It was extremely odd and. interesting. He missed her gentle hands, and calm voice. He'd wanted to kiss her.. a lot, too much even. It was almost like he missed doing it although he had never done it. Her mouth looked so soft. He wasn't far from her house at all. Not really. He could just take off now and make it to her by night fall. He wouldn't even have to rush. That made the ache even more unbearable. The fact that he could ease it in a matter of hours. He could almost smell her on his clothes if he tried hard enough. He could hear her laugh and it made his heart soar. The joy he felt made him feel a bit like Romeo, joyfully pining away for his Juliet in Mantua. 'And all this day an unaccustomed spirit lifts me up above the ground with cheerful thoughts. I dreamt my lady came and found me dead and breathed such life with kissed in my lips that I revived and was an emperor. Ah, me how sweet is love itself possessed when but loved shadows are so rich in joy.' He recited mentally with a sigh. Those wide deep, blue eyes that gave everything to the beholder, that defiant air, those slender hands, that sumptuous mouth. God it was almost too much for him to bear. "Gabriel!" he snapped to attention and stared at his father who was on the verge of glaring at him. "Sir?" he asked fighting down a blush. "There's a rider up ahead, be on the ready." Benjamin said. "And try to stay on this planet." He added with a smile. Gabriel grinned and stared ahead. The rider seemed to be in a terrible hurry. A sudden feeling of uneasiness crossed him. He felt ill, as if something wasn't quite right with the air, like a shadow that he could feel but not see as the sun was still shining brightly. It bothered him immensely and as the rider approached his nervousness grew. He didn't want to let it bother him but for some strange reason it seemed directly linked to the ache in his belly. Gabriel drew in a deep breath and then blew it all out, forcing the tension out with it. She was fine. Everything was fine. "Sir!!" the man cried as he approached Benjamin. "There be red coats approaching. Tavington." "Where?" Benjamin asked, as Gabriel felt his stomach turn and a knot in the back of his shoulders twist. "About five miles Down East sir, not far at all. There are British houses there." "Houses?" Benjamin asked. But before he could ask anyone if one of their relatives lived there Gabriel had already made a connection. "Cora!" he cried. "Father we have to go!" he said earnestly looking at Benjamin. "Go," Benjamin cried as he followed Gabriel towards Cora's house.