A week had passed since Maggie last saw her husband. Official business confined him to various inns near London, leaving them to navigate the ache of a temporary separation. When they were finally reunited, Maggie found him upon his return, eager to share a piece of news.
"There's been a development," Maggie began, her voice brimming with excitement. "My mother's brother, Uncle Adam Beaufort, revealed a crucial clue that might help me uncover my origins."
Percy took off his coat and handed it to their townhouse butler.
"Is that so?" He scraped the deerskin gloves off his hands and stared at his wife. "And what might the clue be?"
"A gold pendant the shape of a dolphin," Maggie answered without skipping a beat. "Uncle Adam is pretty sure that my mother gave it to me when I was a child, but right now I don't have it with me."
"Where is it?"
