"Believe it or not, I'm here for your safety. Sir Richard and your sister are not far behind. And I believe there is a fourth uninvited and unwanted person, not of Alnwick," Fawn replied. "So I've come to offer you a proposition. Come back now, with me, and nothing will ever be said of this again. Or, continue on your way and you'll both be dead before you know it," she paused a moment to let her words sink into Gwen's mind.Fear swirled around in the back of her mind, she tried not to let it show. "What are you doing here?" She asked, trying to keep her voice even.
Before she could continue, Edmund interrupted. "If we return with you, not that I'm suggesting it or saying we should trust you, then we'll both be dead anyway, because I know for a fact that Gwen is wanted to be dead!" He replied angrily.
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Mariah waited impatiently by a window.