Kidnapped and Bound for Hell

by Philip R Benge

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  It was early in the afternoon when Inspector Davis contacted Rob on his mobile and put him in the picture.

  “So you see Mr Hinds, as you are our man on the spot it is all down to you to save the Ryman sisters.” Davis said.

  He sounded very apologetic, as he was, for he could do nothing from England to help now that the French police had refused to arrest and interrogate Bourbon.

  “Thank you for the call Inspector, I shall take it from here.”

  Father Pritchard had been sleeping in the back of the car, but the call had woken him up.

  “Well Rob, what news from England?” Father Pritchard asked. Rob filled his two comrades in with the latest news.

  “So it is now up to us to free my sisters and kill Bourbon.” Ryman stated grimly. “Well it all started with me and it is only right that I should be in it for the final battle.”

  The final rumble of thunder sounded in the far distance, and thankfully, the weather forecast for the rest of the day was hot and dry. The drive to the chateau would take another two hours with Rob driving, and Father Pritchard was now feeling a little better and ready to go to war. Rob decided to stop on the way for lunch and a rest and then set he off again at four o`clock for the final part of their journey. Rob brought the car to a halt almost within spitting distance of the chateau; he had decided to enter the grounds through the woods to the south of the chateau, as he hoped that this would offer them some protection against being seen.