Manfrid's POV.
It was just before sunrise when we finally neared the compound. My guys were anxious and ready for battle. They wanted revenge. They wanted blood.
I wanted Emma.
The woods were quiet, but the fact that we had previously burnt them down meant that the trees no longer provided us with any cover. We were exposed and out in the open. We also had no hope of a surprise attack.
I wasn't bothered by that fact too much. Unlike Joseph, I didn't pay too much attention to the finer details involved with working out a perfect strategy.
I knew that Shaun had seen me in the trees the day that they found Emma. I knew that he knew that I was watching them. I also knew that he had been to 'The Happy Hound' looking for me. I knew that he knew that I was still after Emma and that I would
