"She has died? How has she died? I know the height she fell from was high, but I did not think her injuries would be so bad that she would perish. Have they come here thinking I killed her?" Penelope asked, looking below at the town guards.
The guards remained by Edgar's side.
"They will try to tie it to you. She spoke of having troubles with you, where you threatened to kill her some days ago. Nothing she speaks of has any truth to it, and we shall clear your name," Alessandra promised.
Alessandra kept her hold on Penelope's hand. "You must keep calm and do not react in a way that they would think you are guilty of something. I know it will be hard, but you must keep calm. They will say things to get a reaction out of you."
"Duchess," Hector Roslew, captain of the town guards, said. He tried to approach where Alessandra spoke with Penelope, but was blocked by Edgar. "I am not here to fight with you, Duke Collins."
"It would not be much of a fight," Edgar replied.
