Gabrielle had told her much of this man, and her belief that he could, if he chose, explain the reason of Morice's disappearance.
Yes, she feared Lord Denningham almost as much as the Terror.
Yet it was true that Morice must go to Varenac.
It might not be too late even now to do something for the Cause.
But he should not go alone.
"You must return with me to Kérnak," she whispered. "Jéhan is there. He will go with you. You—you must prove to him, too, that you are Monsieur le Marquis."
The faintest smile parted her trembling lips.
"Prove it—to Jéhan?"
"Yes."
Morice raised his head proudly.