Rose
We went down to dinner, but this time we were not alone. Boris, Jenny, and Heather were already seated at the long table. They all stood when we entered the dining room. Boris and Jenny gave that funny salute of the fist over the heart and a half bow, but Heather threw herself dramatically at my feet and started sobbing.
“Mistress Rose, I’m so sorry, I’m so sorry!” Good Lord. I shot a panicked look at Matthias. “I didn’t mean to leave you there alone, when I saw you weren’t on Charlie I tried to stop, but the stupid horse wouldn’t stop and we were going so fast I was too afraid to jump off and…”
“Heather, stop.” I said gently, putting a hand on her frizzled red hair and trying to stop her ugly crying. “Its fine, everything is fine.”
She hiccupped and looked up at me with
