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friend. “He was here. I swear it.”
    “I know,” she replied with a faint smile. “I saw him, too.”
    “You did?”
    “Yes, sis. I did. I called Juliana and Briana to come right away once you fainted.”
    “I thought I was losing it,” Katherine said, once more using Simon’s hankie.
    “You actually saw a real ghost?” Brie exclaimed excitedly, as she jumped up and down. “What did he look like? Was he wearing a sword? Did he say anything? Do you think he saw you too?
    “Do you think you frightened him?” Her tone changed to one of concern. “Were you scared? Is that why you passed out?”
    Juliana came and put a comforting hand on Brie’s shoulder. “Not now, Brianna,” she said, trying to calm the enthusiastic girl.
    “Really, Jewels? They just saw an actual ghost, and you want me to be quiet? This could so work in my storyline,” Brianna replied sheepishly. “So spill the beans, sissy…what did your ghost look like?”
    Katherine walked but a few steps until she stood again before the portrait and pointed wordlessly to the canvas.
    “Oh my!” Juliana and Brianna gasped simultaneously as they stood next to Katherine.
    “He’s the one who has been haunting my dreams,” Katherine said with a heavy sigh.
    “You’ve got to me kidding me?” Juliana gave her a look that reminded her of a deer staring into a car’s headlights.
    Katherine only shrugged. “Really…that’s him.”
    “Pretty spectacular, isn’t he?” Emily suggested. “It’s no small wonder she’s fallen in love with him. He’s so magnificently handsome, in a roguish kind of way, that is. I should probably tell you that I think I spooked the hell out of him when I winked at him.”
    “Emily, how could you?” Katherine yelled in frustration.
    “Well…I just couldn’t help myself. You should have seen the way he looked at you,” she said to Katherine, before turning her eyes on Simon. “You, on the other hand, I think he wanted to run through with his sword. I don’t believe he liked you touching her.”
    “I think I need a drink,” Simon gasped with a wavering, animated voice as he took another handkerchief from his jacket and wiped the sweat from his face. “I can’t believe, I now have two witnesses who have actually seen the Earl. It’s very exciting.”
    “Maybe we all need a drink and to also get Katie some fresh air,” Juliana suggested.
    Katherine continued to stare at the portrait. She felt so lost. “There’s nothing I need right now, except the one someone I can never have.”
    Simon came forward and took Katherine’s hand. “Well, maybe we can help each other out. There’s a chamber upstairs we believe the Earl stayed in when he ventured to Bamburgh. Maybe, if he appears to you, you can give some credibility this is a fact. I must tell you, it’s a chamber off limits to the public, not that this small detail stopped you earlier,” Simon said with a smirk.
    “I’m truly sorry,” Katherine began.
    Simon waved his hands, dismissing her words. “Would you like to see it?”
    At Katherine’s nod, they made their way back to the upper levels of the castle and through a doorway marked private. Confronted with another tower stairwell, Juliana this time assisted Katherine with the difficult ascent. They continued down several passageways until Simon came to a large oak door. Pulling out a pair of soft curator gloves from his jacket, he handed them to Katherine.
    “If you wouldn’t mind putting these on,” he told her and put a key in the door’s lock. “Since we limit the time in this room, I’m sure you’ll understand if it’s only Katherine who enters. We’ll need to wait here.”
    Katherine turned back, only to stare in fascination at Simon. “Who are you anyway?”
    Simon broadened his smile, knowingly. “Last names Armstrong.”
    Katherine faltered, only momentarily, with the realization that she was standing with a family member of the owner of Bamburgh. It explained much. With