Seventeen
Norwatch
Autumn 960 MC
The plans were made and finally, a week after their arrival, they were ready to be executed. Anna had written a letter for Lady Aubrey to deliver to Lady Alicia once they had left. The plan was to return within the fortnight after they'd had a chance to investigate Norwatch. Beverly and Hayley had discretely arranged for two pack horses loaded with supplies to be ready in town. The ranger would pick them up in the early morning, rendezvousing with the rest on the road.
Anna and Gerald were the last to leave, for they were watched the closest. They made as if to take a light ride around the estate, the better to be prepared for travel. Aubrey had insisted the ruse be complete and had hidden away travelling clothes on the estate the night before so that t
