It was enough to condemn her, because he was British, a Christian, 'the invader', and the enemy. She had been seen conversing intimately with Paul. That the relationship was innocent was no defence. Her crime was the worst they could possibly imagine - she had fallen in love with a British soldier and dared to talk to him in public. And as Rand was put into the ground, without ceremony, her uncles spat on her covered corpse because she had brought shame on the family.