Secret loyalties drive a wartime family rift
In a tense ride to Elmhurst the unnamed narrator and Claire reveal a split within her royalist family. Her father, a King's officer, favors the crown while her brother supports the Colonies. Eric and Grant, once enemies, appear to have an uneasy, possibly revenge-driven bond. The scene ends with Captain Grant arriving with news of deserters as they near Arnold.
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Arnold
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Dispatches and a desperate plan to capture Red Iragin
Major whispers a risky plan to Arnold to ride at sunset with twelve dragoons from Elmhurst toward Philadelphia. Claire Mortimer fears Captain Grant and Eric Mortimer vanish, while possible betrayal by Grant looms as the mystery deepens around Elmhurst and Fagin.
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Claire
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Elmhurst
Monmouth
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High Street
Red Iragin
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Damme
Claire Mortimer
Washington
Lone Tree clue drives pursuit in night march
The narrator’s dragoon squad rides toward Elmhurst to pressure Grant for confession. They reach Lone Tree hollow, find burned house and recent campfires, with about a dozen riders having passed through and heading north toward the main road.
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Farrel
Fagin
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Dragoon
Tarleton
East
Medford
Lone Tree Cottage
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