Firstly I must say sorry. This is the first time I ever put down a Sharpe book (or any book) down halfway through to read a different book. My only excuse was that it was a book by my other favourite author (Dan Abnett). And I will get back to reading Sharpe’s Siege a.s.a.p.! Thanks for the hours spent reading the great adventures of Sharpe and Co. I think its great that you’ve got a site where you can answer questions from the fans, which brings me to my question: Why in Sharpes Havoc did you let Sharpe remain a free agent, so to speak, and let Lieutenant Vicente ‘get the girl’ instead? thanks. Euan