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“Captain Keane?” The call of one of my guard’s caught my attention as Caspar’s hurried footsteps hit the stone floor with increasing tempo. He handed me two letters, both sealed with wax. “These have arrived from Winton Castle.” One was addressed to Lily, and appeared to be in Violet’s handwriting, which made sense. Camellia was probably out in the gardens ensuring my men maintained their training regimes, leaving Jasmine and Violet to any letter writing duties. The other was addressed to me. “Thank you.” I dismissed the guard back to his post before I ripped open the wax seal on my letter and skimmed the contents. I didn’t even finish before I took off, running up the stairs to the small living room where I’d left Lily and Rose. When I arrived, the door stood open, but only Lily remain
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