Johnson had bought some grapeshot and cannister rounds for it. Either one would play hell with attacking pirates. I made a point of getting to know th...e three cannoneers, Jim Anderson, Bill Jackson, and Hiram North. They were all veterans of the Indian wars and knew how to handle cannon against gangs of attackers. We all felt a lot more secure when they signed on to the Lovely Louise. Between the cannon and our fast-loading rifles, we would be able to outfight any pirates who should be so. Personally, she thought Ben had an ulterior motive in dressing her like this, either just as an excuse to ogle her or as a way to test her resolve. He still didn't totally trust her motives and a 'test' like this was not beneath him.Whatever his motives, she was dressed to 'blend in', and had to admit that she certainly looked different. She wore a cleavage enhancing halter and a black leather mini skirt that she had reluctantly bought this morning. Her hair was down and she was wearing far too. The next week she called only twice, we couldn’t even talk properly as the weather in Shimla turned bad Reena said that her father says if the weather stays the same they have to return. I was happy that Reena will be back but then she said that if they returned she’ll staying with her grandparents. We didn’t have many conversations for next two weeks as Shimla’s weather was back to normal and Reena back in action. It was around this time that I actually befriended Afreen. It happened so that. He was handsome in his uniform. She sighed. She had been secretly happy that Rupert had to go off and fight the war. Now it appeared she might get to spend some time with a nice looking boy her own age.Duke Randall of Earl, as she was to find out his title was, became the queen's constant companion. No one noticed the old witch, who seemed to wander by the couple frequently. Even if they had, they would have seen no twitching of fingers or runes written in the air. Mora was pleased to see that.