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In this third episode, Lady Alianor slips beyond Hawksmere’s ivy-choked walls into the sodden wilderness. Driven by desperation for her maid Bess, she braves mud, mist, and the judgment of every shadow. The path west grows wild and cruel, leading her into Thorne’s Hollow — a place whispered of in kitchens and cloisters alike, where silence presses like a hand against the heart. With every step the forest tightens its grip, until at last a sound breaks through the dripping gloom: the steady thump of a mallet. In the clearing, smoke coils from a charcoal mound… and there, she beholds the figure who haunts every whisper of scandal. The Hollow has revealed its keeper. But is he man, monster, or something in between?

In Part Two of Chapter One, Lady Alianor’s world darkens. Though Sir Roland’s claim still lingers like a brand upon her skin, it is not his shadow that most threatens Hawksmere’s halls. Within her chamber, her loyal maid Bess lies fevered and fading, and Alianor’s remedies prove powerless against the creeping sickness. Desperation drives her to the one place she has sworn never to tread — the forbidden woods, where whispers speak of an outlaw healer, Eamon Thorne. Ash-stained, hunted, and feared, his name alone could condemn her. Yet with every faltering breath from Bess, Alianor’s choice grows cruelly clear. Step once more into the scandalous hours, where protection bears a price, loyalty becomes peril, and a widow dares the darkness in search of salvation.

Episode 1: The Widow of Hawksmere – Part I The year is 1365. Rain lashes against the crumbling stones of Hawksmere Keep, where grief and danger walk hand in hand. Sir Godfrey de Clervaux is dead, and the bells toll their final mournful notes across the countryside. Yet for his widow, Lady Alianor, the true peril begins only now. Amid the flickering torches and whispered prayers of the funeral, eyes follow her every move — none more venomous than Sir Roland de Mowbray, a man whose charm conceals claws of iron. With Hawksmere weakened and her household divided, he offers protection at a price: her hand, her freedom, her very destiny. But Alianor’s heart beats with defiance. As shadows gather in the keep’s drafty halls and her loyal maid Bess falls gravely ill, whispers lead her to an outlaw — a healer feared and shunned, known only as The Thorn. To seek him out is to risk ruin. To ignore him is to risk everything. This is where the scandal begins. In The Scandalous Hours, sorrow becomes a weapon, desire becomes defiance, and the fire of one woman’s choices will ignite a tale of betrayal and forbidden love. Lean closer, darling — Lady Aurelia Ravenshade has opened her archives, and the first page drips with intrigue.

🕯️ Welcome to Lady Aurelia Ravenshade Presents Step closer, darling… for scandal never sleeps. By the glow of the fire and the whisper of silk, Lady Aurelia Ravenshade invites you into her private archive of forbidden tales. Here, broken vows, dangerous liaisons, and whispered betrayals are not merely remembered — they are immortalized. The Scandalous Hours, Season One, begins within the shadowed halls of Hawksmere Keep, where a widow grieves, predators circle, and one secret could ruin them all. Told in Aurelia’s velvet voice, these stories are not history — they are scandal, etched in ash and ink. This welcome is your key. Beyond it lies a world where every smile hides a dagger, every vow conceals a lie, and every listener becomes a confidante.   Forever scandalously yours, Lady Aurelia Ravenshade