A Butcher Watching a Brat
Colonel Tavington slept a little better that night. He had a dream that Jillian decided to go back to England, and the General resigned and Tavington became general. Tavington woke up in a good mood. He knew all too well that it would not last.
'Time for my first day watching that brat' the colonel thought. He rose slowly from his four poster and began dressing just as slowly as he did yesterday. He looked himself up and down, and finding himself satisfactory exited his room and went to wait for Jillian.
"Good morning colonel," said a voice behind him. Tavington turned around and stared straight into Jillian's green eyes.
"Why didn't you wake mewhen you got up," Tavington asked," You know you are not to be wondering by yourself."
"You looked so peaceful when you were sleeping," Jillian said with the same innocent stare she gave him the previous night,"I figured I could handle it. I am after all 15 years old, and perfectly capable of going to the washroom by myself."
"I will be reporting this to your uncle," Tavington said.
Jillian laughed," What's the matter Colonel, you can't handle it yourself? How did you get through all those raids? Surely you couldn't have handled those rebels. You probably came running to my dear uncle."
"You are taking advantage of your uncles generosity,"Tavington said.
" No," Jillian said," I am taking advantage of your one weakness."
"How dare you," Taington said," You will be punished for this."
Jillian showed no expression. The smile disappeared off her face.
"I will take any punishment you or my uncle can dish out," she said, Believe me no matter what it is I'm pretty sure I have experienced it. We are in a war of our own colonel. You are fighting to in back your position in the raids, and I am fighting to rid my self of you."
Tavington said nothing. He stared at her for a moment, wondering where she gets the guts to talk to anyone the way she did.
" If it is a war you want to call it, thena war it is," Tavington said," I'm ready to take you on."
"Then let the 'war' begin," Jillian said.
" I will tell you right now that i wont go as easy on you as I did when you were younger."
There was a moments silence between the two.
"Do your worst," Jillian said.