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Any question as to the validity of her identity had been soundly quashed, when the farle necklace, the detailing of which was instantly recognisable to both ing froiven to her by her father upon her tenth and last birthday she had shared with hih the snificance, it had held great sentimental value to her After his death, Isobel had refused to remove it and worn it everywhere Both ly have parted with it

Bothhooves and watched a tall, gaunthis way through the gravestones toward them

“Good evening, gentle men warily as he introduced hiistrate at your service”

“Good evening,” Peter replied stiffly,no atteistrate understood or not

Dominic nodded brusquely

“I understand you knew the woistrate appeared momentarily lost for a name, and made do with a small nod in the direction of the dark soil

“Yes, she was my sister I understand you found one item upon her body?” Peter’s voice was harsh in the silence of the heavy air The Magistrate shivered warily at the underlying threat lurking in the husky timbre of his voice

“Y-yes,” visibly shaken, he hastily produced the length of necklace that was given to hi of worth that we found that could ,” he lapsed into silence as bothfronise it?”

Do in his hand as he reached out to touch

the shiift, and knew deep within his soul that he had lost her forever

Abruptly, he turned away The tight knot of eed in his throat threatened to choke hi like a spectre into the growing mist

“That’s Isobel’s”

Do himself to turn around

“Lady Isobel Davenport, my sister,” Peter’s voice was devoid of eraveyard “She should be resting in the fae for her to be relocated forthwith”