Teárlag's carriage arrived just after ten, the guard sounding an alarm as it pulled up to the gates. In addition to the driver and two footmen, she was accompanied by a ladies maid. The servants were shown to the kitchen for food or drink after the drive. Teárlag was given a goblet of water, but otherwise not acknowledged. Stuart and Ailene were the last to arrive in the courtyard after the alarm was sounded, both seeming to walk with some soreness. Not a word was spoken to her. Isobel and Ailene stood by her side, silent, watching. Stuart, Frang, and Thorburn checked the basement, while Bjarkë watched the door. When...