"Good, good. Papa's written to your Captain, asking him to allow you to take your rest here. He doesn't want anyone to see soldiers carrying you from the house." She finishes up with the letter and sets it aside.

"We'll hire you a carriage to drop you off a street or two away from your base as soon as you feel better. And we'll put you in civilian clothes so no one suspects anything. It was the only way I could get Papa to agree."