Phantom Fortune Chapter 6 - Maulevrier's Humble Friend

In which the genteel companionships and rival affections at Fellside are quietly unsettled by the arrival of a stranger, whose humble origins and scholarly airs provoke both suspicion and reluctant curiosity among his new acquaintances. The household’s tranquil domesticity is softly sketched against the rising moonlight, revealing the tender tensions and social contrasts that mark the interplay of family and friendship.