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“The carriage went to the White Horse on the outskirts of town There’s anothermouth on ‘im”

So Rupert ith Bertram DeLisle after all

“Well that certainlyhis voice He nodded for Sanderson to draw alongside

As they cleared the outskirts of town, Do the other man would keep up

“Isobel is alive and here,” Dominic whispered softly, unable to keep the disbelief and elation out of his voice as Sanderson drew near

Although he couldn’t see anyone nearby, he couldn’t risk being overheard Ignoring his grooaze steadily forward, unwilling to show the man the depth of his emotion

He sed hard against the luather hiht up with her as well, but I cannot be certain he saw through the disguise It is imperative we find Isobel, and take her to Havistock without delay Before Davenport gets her”

He quickly described her appearance, each detail clearly enshrined in his memory

“She headed this way, but I don’t knohether she would have the sense to head to Havistock Keep a close eye out for her It is imperative we find her”

Their search didn’t last long

“There!” Sanderson slowly reined histoward the brief flurry of movement deep in the woods, to the left of them They were no more than a mile outside of town

“I’ll go after her, she doesn’t know you, and ht think you are with Davenport” Do his reins toward the older man He didn’t add that he desperately needed to see for himself that it was indeed her, and not a cruel trick of his ih the gate at the far end Wait for us there Keep your eyes and ears peeled andover the low slung stone wall and disappearing quickly into the woods without a backward glance

Isobel felt sick She was unable to stop the tre the way, she had shaken so badly that she had clumsily dropped her precious supply of bread into the dirt at her feet

Her heart thumped heavily in her chest with a mixture of elation and fear She made no attempt to swipe the tears on her cheeks away at theher again She couldn’t understand it Shethe past feeeks of nothing but stream water hich to see to her ablutions

Although she hadn’t been anywhere near alike before She was even dressed as a htly bound and her hair cut short Her baggy clothing hid any re her practically sexless to anyone who gave her a cursory glance After several long weeks on the streets, her cheeks had hollowed, and her skin unfashionably bronzed