Lord Strafford attended with one woman that bore the intense scrutiny of all of them in the room. Lord Strafford looked worried; he’d obviously already been apprised his daughter had gone missing. The woman looked at him wide-eyed.
Lord Strafford inclined his head towards William. “I’m sorry for the delay in answering your summons, Your Highness. We can’t find Healer Bates right now, but Kate was in her rooms. I’ve told my people to notify me as soon as Healer Bates shows up. You think Kate can help? I’ve spoken to her myself and she assured me she didn’t know anything about Amelia’s disappearance.”
William shook his head and noted that Lord Strafford looked stressed and tired. That wasn’t surprising since he now had the worry of another of his children.
“The household staff informed me
