Isabella recognizes her. She is the wife of one of Mortimer’s retainers.She looks pale and nervous. The blackening torsos and hindquarters that decorate the outside of the castle leave many feeling faint. Nothing like a severed head to sober the mood, especially after the crows have been at it.Isabella receives the woman in her chambers, has her sit and then sends a servant to fetch spiced wine to revive her. It is a long journey from Skelton.The woman is clearly awed by her surroundings, being here in the lair of the man who imprisoned her mistress and her mistress’s husband. How quickly Edward has advanced from being a jest to a monster.“My mistress the Lady Mortimer sent me, your grace.” She hands her a letter. Isabella breaks the seal and reads it quickly. She is asking for her help, wishes someone to argue for her husband when they bring him to trial. She hands the letter to Rosseletti and returns her attention to the girl. “How is my Lady Mortimer?”“She is bereft. She fears the king will put her husband to the gallows.”It is all but certain, Isabella thinks.
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