Breakfast was heavenly. Amelia felt like she was going to struggle to get hiking after how full she was. She ate fruit, eggs, sausages, biscuits, and some sort of gravy and salted ham, the list went on and on. It was rich and filling, and she wondered if she could just stay there forever. She could get used to living in a castle.

She felt guilty though, knowing her troops were out in the woods, living off the dry, flavorless rations she'd been eating the last few days. ...