A/N: Thanks to Sherry.
And big get well soon to my honey Tiffany.
Chapter 48
Isabella woke to the sound of arguing the next morning. She quickly grabbed her robe and hurried down the narrow corridor to the great hall. She found Jasper arguing with another guard, who seemed to be determined to get past him to enter her room. Her own two soldiers were still silently standing guard at her door. "What's going on?" she asked, warily glancing between both men, as she tightened the belt on her robe.
"Mistress," the guard, she didn't know, said. He looked pleased to see her. "Yer husband, the Laird sent me tae see ye."
"Isabella," Jasper sighed. "Please go back to yer quarters. I will deal wae this."
Isabella didn't like that Jasper hadn't used her titled, instead he had talked to her like some silly little girl, and if her husband had sent the guard, then surely it was her duty to hear what he had to say. He had no right to speak to her the way he did. "You say my husband sent you?"
The guard nodded.
"Then I will hear what you have to say." The guard smiled. "And you captain," Isabella said, turning to Jasper. "You will address me by my proper title or not at all."
Jasper reluctantly bowed his head and let the guard past.
"We were attacked," the guard said, moving forward. "Yer husband sent me to take ye to safety, the English are on their way here." The guard lifted his hand to remove something from the inside of his plaid and Jasper pulled his sword. "I mean only tae get this," he said, slowly pulling out the lock of hair Isabella had given to her husband. "He said this wid per he hid sent me."
Isabella gasped as she accepted the lock of hair from the man. It was indeed the same lock she had given her husband. She had the matching ribbon sitting on the chest in her room. This truly must mean that he was in trouble and he wanted her to get out the castle, to safety. Isabella clutched it to her chest as she looked at the guard. "What does he want me to do?"
"He wants ye tae come with me. I hae somewhere safe that I can take ye."
Jasper shook his head. "This isnae right. I was charged wae yer safety. Edward widnae want ye tae leave the castle walls."
"Are ye calling me a lair?" The guard said, moving towards Jasper.
Isabella caught his arm before a fight could break out. "There is no need for that. I will come with you. Please go to the cook and ask her to prepare food to take with us." The guard nodded. "I will go and get dressed and meet you downstairs in the kitchen."
As the guard walked away Isabella realised that she had forgot to ask his name. "One more thing," she called after him. The guard stopped and turned to look at her. "What is your name?"
"Garrett, Mistress. Ma name is Garrett."