"I hope so too," Helena said, mostly to herself as she watched Cooper go through the door and disappear from sight.<br/><br/>Despite all the servants milling about the kitchen suddenly felt very quiet, and she very alone. Coopers presence had offered a most delightful distraction but now she was back in the here and now and felt her mind wandered once more to the events of the night. Who had killed the master? Tried to kill the lady of the house? And what did it mean...? Were the children next?<br/><br/>It was the last thought that made her want to check on her charges, make sure that they were well and she walked - rather unsteadily - into the next room to check on them.<br/><br/>They were perfectly safe of course, sound asleep on a makeshift bed the cook had arranged for them.<br/><br/>Feeling suddenly very tired Helena laid down next to them, fully dressed, and promptly fell asleep.