Gideon
I was willing to overlook Clara’s recent actions. She was confused and frightened. It only made sense that she would try to run.
The butler reported that the cleaning maids had collected a modest pile of supplies from the hall outside of Clara’s room. She had taken only a few essentials. Because she returned everything, there was no reason to punish her for theft.
Looking over the list of returned items, I found myself glad that I had found her so quickly. Clara was a maid, not a warrior trained for long campaigns on minimal supplies. She would not have survived long out in the wilds, even if the Rogue hadn’t attacked her.
There was one thing brought up during Clara’s brief escape that I needed to deal with. She had left through a gap in the wall protecting the royal compound
