Chapter 145: Shackles

Alistair Norman heard him out, and he felt a twinge of doubt. "How is that possible? Madam Burton has always doted on the Young Mistress. How could she help outsiders?" He found the whole thing hard to swallow. With no other choice, Aaron laid out the entire story from beginning to end. As Alistair listened, his face darkened. "Are you telling the truth? Did the Young Mistress really do these things?" In his eyes she was still a girl; how could she have done any of this? "Father, how could I...