Her visit was thankfully brief.
Paige came mainly to see if I was doing fine and soon was sent off to sleep by the strict Duke, who at this point seemed troubled by the poor girl's sensible eyes... And nose.
"I shall take my leave then, Your Grace..... Mm..nn... Good night, MY LADY!"
She yelled when turning to meet my eyes and said goodbye while running to the entrance.
The Duke and I watched her leave baffled at the scene and as if thinking the same, our gazes turned to meet each other's and...
"Hahaha. That child cried her eyes out. Poor soul..."
'Right?! She should–'
"She should have waited to hear everything before jumping to conclusions, haha."
'That! I thought the same, Mister!'
We were in synchrony as always. And had fun with it.
He pondered a bit while looking at me, and then, Marianne's Father told me he would ask Theressa's maids to help me clean up and change into sleeping clothes since a bath wouldn't be possible under these circumstances.
