A dangerous man, Kate thinks. Strong, too. Knows how to handle himself. This doesn't mean she's any more wary of him than she would otherwise - most of the physically dangerous men she's known in her life have been perfect gentlemen to her, after all. It is just another point to look at.

Although, always practical and always... cautious, she does weigh up what would happen if she were to scream for Benedict for help. Would he be able to take any of them on? So far, mostly she has been thinking, 'yes'.

"Near enough to," she says. "No one exactly employs anyone else here, but I'm the next best thing to a publican you're goin' to get. There's room upstairs if you need a place to stay, and everyone's invited to breakfast and lunch. Uh, the midday meal? That's when most people come to eat."