“How can Sir George sound as if he believes that Raven is still alive?” Gwyneth asked as soon as they were in the lobby of their hotel. They were taken back there by a palace chauffeur.

“I think that for now it’s only decent to act as if he’s still alive because no corpse was found,” Steven responded.

“They will continue to search for him for a couple of weeks,” he concluded.

“Oh, my goodness!” Gwyneth exclaimed once they were inside the elevator. ...