
You left Lucerne on foot beside your father while Antonio led the baggage mule along the mountain road. We trade safety for distance, Arthur; the long Swiss route avoids the robber tolls beyond these cantons. You step into this one-chapter preview with Anne of Geierstein at the center, where choices turn on the people, promises, and pressure already in the room. The sealed papers remained across the gorge as she pointed toward a descent concealed by cloud. The chapter closes on a continuation question rather than resolving the novel's larger arc.
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