The Boggart and the Monster (16 page)

“It was that same thing he said before, wasn't it?”
Jessup said.
“When he showed us himself.”

“Aye,”
Tommy said.
“But this time it was double.
Our hearts are with you.
”

“The same to you, our Boggart,”
said Emily softly.
“Same to you, Nessie.”

The small waves washed against the rock, echoes of great North Atlantic rollers from out beyond the lochs and the islands, and together the grey seals played in the western sea.