Ailene called Muriol and asked her to set Isobel up in a spare bedroom. "Do you have any clothes, any night clothes at all with you?" Ailene asked Isobel.

"No. He didn't allow me to take anything but the clothes on my back," Isobel tearfully said. "I think he would have sent me out naked if Frang didn't shame him into letting me take these."

"Muriol, take her up to my room and let her take a selection of older things to wear. They may be a little large for her, but we can assign some maids to make alterations tomorrow until she gets her own things."

"Aye, Lady Cameron....