Still, after we passed just south of the
village of Albstadt, I decided I would let Katharina and Ewald ride
ahead, and I would drop back a half kilometer or so just in
case.
“Is that necessary?” Katharina wasn’t
convinced.
“It’s an old military tactic. You establish
a rearguard to follow from behind so your enemy never knows your
entire strength. I’m sure Eichel doesn’t even know I am here or
that we are married. If anything, he is expecting to find only
you.”
“If you insist, General,” Katharina said.
“Just don’t get lost back there. I would hate to have to leave
Rotterdam without you.”
I watched Ewald and Katharina ride ahead.
Then I climbed down from my horse and removed my Colt from my
valise. I checked it. There were five cartridges in the cylinder,
and I had a box of
