Page 4 of Once Upon a Haunted Horn and Hoof

“Nay, I’m no’.”

“Ye kent the ghost was here?” asked Gavin.

Keithen turned a full circle, still patting himself and looking for wounds.

“Of course, I did,” said Callum. “He’s been here since I took over the Horn and Hoof many years ago.”

“I’ve never heard of a ghost occupying the tavern,” said Gavin.

“That’s because I’ve seen to it that the bastard stays quiet,” explained Cam. “However, he’s been causin’ trouble lately, knockin’ things over and slammin’ doors. He has gotten out of control.”

“I’ll say,” gasped Keithen. “He tried to kill me. Why? Why does he want me dead?”

“It was probably because you spoke of killin’ him,” Cam pointed out.

“Nay, that’s no’ why.” Callum popped a cork out of the bottle of whisky and took a swig.

“Then why now? After bein’ silent all these years?” asked Gavin.

“He’s upset,” said Callum. “But I figured out a way to settle him down.”

“What does that even mean?” asked Keithen, feeling more confused than ever.

“That ghost is Lennox MacNeil,” said Callum. “The grandda of the girl that Keithen is about to marry.”