Seeds Chapter 13 Page 22

Brother Paul: Come on now Brian, let’s be reasonable. Surely we can work something out that avoids hostilities. We’re both in this together after all.

Suddenly a red dot appears on his chest, then another, then a third. The soldiers look around frantically for whoever was aiming these additional weapons. But they can’t see anything, the heavy clouds keeping everything in complete darkness. A whistle from the other side of the bridge leading to Pearce Street catches their attention and then Rob steps out slowly into the light. The men aim their rifles straight at him but he continues his casual walk towards Brian. The priest has taken on a more concerned look now however, clearly unaware of who this was, and watches as Rob stands next to Brian and looks at each of the men.