Old Mortality Volume 1 Chapter 10

In which the young and spirited Edith Bellenden, moved by compassion and a keen sense of duty, ventures with the aid of her faithful attendant to visit a prisoner whose plight deeply disturbs her, navigating the perils of military guard and courtly constraint with a bold but tender resolve. With the assistance of loyal allies and the hope of intervention from powerful relatives, she undertakes a secret mission to secure help for the captive, revealing the fragile intersection of affection, honour, and peril in troubled times.