Brothers of Martinez:
The start of the new day found Helena in the kitchen eating with the staff again. Today, she didn’t dress as a man, but she decided it best to be asking questions as a young woman. She hoped that people might find it tough saying no to a fragile young woman looking for a lost friend. She felt she had to try something different.
Miss Andrea made her a substantial breakfast of pancakes. “These will stick to your ribs. I’ll fetch you a basket so you, and those two fools keeping you out of trouble, won’t starve.”
Before long, the seven workers that ran the estate moved out from the kitchen, leaving the long family-style table to start their jobs keeping the property going, leaving the two women alone.
“Miss Andrea, do you think people should stick with their own kind?
