"Why did you decide to release her?" Isobel asked.

More tears began flowing down her cheek. She said, "I found out from you who she was at the Midsummer Festival. I knew she was important to you. By this time, I'd already decided I couldn't do this anymore. It was only a question of when I left. The next time I was there, I left her cage open and tried to distract Blackthorne as long as possible to give her a chance to escape. I had to do it as I arrived as both of us leaving at the same time would be too obvious. That was the day Blackthorne...