Two more days, and the door won't open to the bar, no matter what he tries, even for his Security badge ( Read more... )

He meant to find a doctor, after talking to Archie. He was just going to go home quickly, check on Lucille and the babies, make sure everything was all right ( Read more... )

All the preparations made, Sharpe opens the front door and leads Steph through.

On the other side is a typical farmyard - a few birds visible pecking up food, Danny the dog flopped out in the shelter of the barn, animal sounds coming from the other side of the buildings.

And the farmhouse.

"There's hard times ahead again. Look you sharp, sir."It's not that he didn't take the warning seriously. He did. He just wasn't expecting the hard times to begin quite so soon ( Read more... )

He promised Sally he'd be back, after Matt's funeral. But he's well aware that she didn't really expect him to keep that promise... and really, if Matt hadn't asked him to do this, she might have been right ( Read more... )

Sharpe didn't mean to sleep in the bar, but a long day's work on the farm followed by a security shift catches up with a man, and he's fast asleep in a corner booth, undisturbed.

In his dreams, he's in an inn he'll never drink at again in reality, looking around the empty room. He has a feeling he's waiting for someone, but...

( Or, how Wish came to be involved in Sharpe's life )

( More thoughts )

( Future plans. Contains spoilers for Sharpe's Challenge )

Sharpe and Wells emerge from the back door and head for the closest the bar has to a football pitch.

Sharpe's grinning, looking forward to the game.