Nearly two weeks later Cal was called to the yard. The summons had come early that morning and Cal was barely able to kick his blankets out of sight and join Claire in bed before the servant had made it through the lock and entered the room.
Claire had startled awake and the servant witnessed Cal grabbing the young woman and quickly covering her mouth to silence her protests. Cal had thoroughly berated the servant and gave strict orders that no one was allowed into his room without his invitation regardless of who had sent them.
Claire had watched the exchange in silence and felt a flash of gratitude at the sympathetic look the servant gave her before setting a letter on the dresser and leaving the room. When Cal left to find his father he gave orders to provide food and bath for his
