“Good thinking,” Millicent agreed. “I’ll need to straighten up the kitchen a bit and then I’ll disappear into my quarters for a little while so she may think I’m gone, and when you return, I’ll let her know the letter has been delivered.”
“Very well, I shall see you in a bit. But if I don’t come back, you can be sure the scoundrel has captured me,” Scarlet said pointedly as she hastened towards the door.
“If you’re not back by dark, I shall let them know,” Millicent called after her.
Scarlet doubted that would be the case since doing so would admit Millicent had not followed orders, but it didn’t matter at this point. She rushed up the stairs, careful not to make too much noise, and seeing no one who might ask what she was up to, she hurried to her room. Once there, she grabbed her own
