“I will do my best,” the Colonel said. “At the same time, as you well know, the Marquis of Mawdelyn can be a law unto himself.”
“Not if he is going to hurt our people,” Charisa retorted quickly.
Her father did not reply.
She knew from the way he pressed his lips together and the angle at which he held his chin that he was annoyed.
They were also the signs that he was ready to go into battle and she thought that it would be a very brave man who would defy her father when he was fighting for something he believed to be right.
Shortly they arrived at The Priory.
As they walked up the steps, the Marquis came into the hall to greet them.
“It is delightful to see you back,” he said, “and after all you will not be bored by me alone because two of my friends have just arrived from Paris. Th
