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“Oh, do go on,” said her sister after a long s “Why, exactly does he want you to take her to that particular place?”

“Because it has a storage room with a very heavy door and a sturdy lock My task is to confine

her there until Devlin can arrange to have both of the overnment contact,” she explained “I have an idea on how to trick her into entering it However, if anything goes awry, I wish to have so ”

“How…” Caro paused to pat back a yawn “How can I help?”

“Actually, I think it best to for et wary if I say that you are acco us”

Her sister plainly didn’t like being left out of the action, but she held back any complaints and merely nodded “I suppose that makes sense But surely there is some role I can play”

“Actually there is Can you find McClellan and alert hi party asseht also warn him that Davenport plans to make his move just before the hunt reaches the Witch Coven and may need help to spirit Verdemont away” She paused for a fraction “It never hurts to have e passed on by you too, just as a precaution in case they miss each other beforehand”

Caro nodded, not before stifling a second yawn

So, I ahts

Anna couldn’t help but wonder just how h-ed since their initial clashes But for the esture

“Never fear” For some reason, Caro chose to drop her voice to a conspiratorial whisper “I’ll handle it” Hurrying away fro open the bedchamber door—

And nearly knocked Josette off her feet

“I’m so sorry! I—I didn’t hear you come in,” stammered Caro

“No har she had dropped “I did not wish to intrude on your sisterly confidences, so I was just going to leave these items on the sideboard” She held out the saathered up earlier and explained, “The laundry roo a leak, so they have put off the wash day until tos back here, so they wouldn’t get lost”

“I’s so well, Josette,” replied Anna “I am aware of how fortunate I am to have found you”