Katrina sat down on the cot. She sifted through her bag, then went to the ladder to descend.
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(Nope, you're good.

)
Mariah nodded. "Ah, yes, ok course. I understand," she said. "Edwin, escort her to her carriage," she commanded, and walked away.
Edwin held his arm it to Gwen, not for either his or Gwen's sake, but rather, for his mother's.
Edmund and Richard were already out by the carriage. Edmund was mounted, Richard wasn't.
"I hope your evening was enjoyable," Edwin said to Gwen.
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Linnet cried herself to sleep, on the hard wooden floor behind her door.
Fawn paced her room, her thoughts in a great big frenzy.
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