Search For a Stone

As the morning sun rose and shown through the windows, all the members of Jack's party awoke and made their way downstairs for their usual breakfast. But Jack was nowhere to be found.

"Have you seen Jack?" Eliza looked around the breakfast table.

Maura shook her head and frowned. "No… Mother said he had a guest last night and Jack left immediately after. When she asked if she should wake us up, he said it wasn't worth it and that he would be back in the morning."

As Eliza's lips twitched downward into a frown she crossed her arms and glared at her food. The sight of eggs and bacon and biscuits didn't make her any happier but she ate all the same.