Thorburn helped Teárlag draft the written report for Blackthorne. She recapped all the information she'd provided for the past week in the event her maid had taken credit, as she needed to be the one receiving recognition as the author of the accurate news. After she did so, she went into the new information which was critical for Blackthorne to receive.

She wrote, 'I learned in the meeting this evening that Frang and Isobel are coming here with a majority of his fighting men. Apparently, he's telling it about he intends to see the progress of his new house, but it's a deception and he intends to come here. They...