Noah is everything that Sophia wants. But he knows his place and so he doesn't even allow himself to look at her that way. But fate has a curious persistence, ensuring that two hearts meant for collision will do just that. When her father Rowan, a powerful land baron, sends her on a trip with one of his senior guards, Sophia thinks that she has been invited to visit with her cousins. T he term footman originally applied to servants who ran alongside their masters who were on horseback - servants who were literally on foot. This practice changed over time as these servants were required to run before the master's carriage.