Chapters 12 & 13 Summary

In the morning, Miranda awakes on the beach, with Farley. Miranda had fallen asleep talking to him about flying. She was so excited about the previous day and at the prospect of spending another day with Farley, her only friend and confidant. But she had not returned to the Manor and realized that she had much to attend to. On her way back, she ran into Dr. Mead, who tells her that Wysteria is nearly better and will be coming home from St. Elias's soon. Miranda is disappointed and concerned and can barely conceal it from Dr. Mead. She then shows Dr. Mead the small bottle that she had found in Wysteria's bedchamber. It turns out to be laudanum, a sedative that Dr. Mead prescribed for Captain Barrows while he was still alive. Dr. Mead is disturbed when he realizes that apparently Wysteria...