The Disappearance
For a long period, Denzil spent his time at home, running family affairs. The events on the moor he kept from his wife and mother. His wife, Rosemary, never pried into her husband's affairs, business was business. She ran the house and home and tried to bring up her daughter the way a young lady of her time should be.
Sowenna's father noticed how beautiful she was becoming, despite her tender years. Why would the devil call her beautiful, the thing that frowned on beauty. He began to worry about how much she would be involved in wicked plans, plans he had no control of.
During this time, he even visited his son who was away at boarding school. Preston was surprised to see his father and glad the strain between them was about to change.
When Denzil rode away from the s
