It seemed like an eternity ago as the sunset over the marshland, darkness stealthy descended tightening its grip upon the land as the creatures of the deep along with the other demons of darkness stirred crawling from their cavernous dens in hunt of some unsuspecting prey. Then as night’s air grew cold and damp the moon slowly shed its silver rays over the land breaking the darkness only on the higher levels while the brumes gathered swirling like serpents sneaking into the voids and hollows between the rocks and bracken. The news had come to us from our friends, it was time to act, all arrangements had been made and by the light of the moon we would be transported over land under the cover of darkness to the port where we would board a ship to set sail for the new world. Hastily we collected our possessions and began placing them by the door, peering out of the small porch window I could see the outline of the stranger making his way down the frost encrusted pathway with his hor...