Chapter 8 Reiver:Redemption

Life is filled with secrets.

You can’t learn them all at once.

Dan Brown.

Over the next three weeks Annie and Hugh methodically worked their way around the room, reading and photographing. At the end of each day Annie would upload each photo and put all the documents in date order. Brother Andrew had arranged for internet connection in the vault and any other equipment they needed which speeded up the process no end. They had found quite a few family trees that were all mixed up but Annie estimated that 90% of it was there and readable. Once put together they gave an almost full picture of an ancient aristocratic French family which started with Menai’s children and ended with De Payens, the founder of the Templars.

As they emerged from the vault one day Annie’s mobile rang, it was her colleague, the expert on Templar history so she pressed ‘accept’ and went outside to answer the call.

“Miss Lovell, it’s Professor Ba