Waiting for the General to come around was agony. A week had gone by since the confrontation. When the driver had been noticed to be missing, a search went out for him, but they couldn't spare too much effort. Every day, at least two scouts were sent looking for clues. Alina felt guilty that she couldn't set that matter to rest, but she couldn't be sure who to trust with the information she had. She wished Alexander had been there to talk through it all.
Finally, she was assigned work with Bridgit where they would be relatively alone. They were to bring all the linens down to a nearby creek to wash them by hand. All the water tanks and lines had frozen and many burst, so they were living more primitively.
"This water is absolutely freezing," Bridgit said. She kicked a bucket over and s
