Sudden Awakening

The carriage carried Rosalind all the way to the Cassian Manor.

Maude was left waiting in the outer courtyard, while Rosalind followed an attendant into the inner quarters.

The butler, Barnaby Hobbes, had already been waiting at the door. Spotting Rosalind approaching, he immediately hurried forward and said, "Miss Ashbourne, at last you've come!"

His face was etched with anxiety, and of course Ro