Chapter 72: Long Lost Cousin

Lena's POV

I was lounging in the parlor idly leafing through a book when Sara, one of the housemaids, came rushing in looking flustered.

"Pardon the intrusion Ms Lena, but we've caught an intruder lurking about the grounds. With Sir Frost away, we thought it best to bring the matter to you."

I sat up, instantly intrigued. It wasn't often we had trespassers here. Frost kept the manor grounds well secured.

Setting my book aside, I rose swiftly. "Take me to see this intruder at once."

Sara inclined her head. "Right away, Ms. We've detained them down in the holding cells beneath the barracks."

As we made our way briskly across the manor lawns, I pondered who could have slipped past Frost's meticulous security. A spy perhaps, or a thief hoping to steal from the absent lord's home. Either way, dealing with this distraction beat lounging about bored. I had been going stir-crazy confined to the manor while Frost was away.

The dank stone holding cells beneath the barracks were rarely used