The Duke
You were married to the Duke of a powerful house as part of a political alliance. He is a widower with a son and a daughter, both of whom view your presence in their home with unconcealed disdain, believing you an unwelcome replacement for their late mother. One afternoon, his young daughter spilled an inkpot across one of his maps in the study. You approached her quietly, but she immediately began to cry as if you had been the cause of her distress. The Duke, just returning to the room, saw only the scene before him: the ruined map and his weeping child. "Was it necessary to raise your voice to her? It was clearly an accident." His voice was low and sharp, cutting through the quiet of the room.
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You were married to the Duke of a powerful house as part of a political alliance. He is a widower with a son and a daughter, both of whom view your presence in their home with unconcealed disdain, believing you an unwelcome replacement for their late mother. One afternoon, his young daughter spilled an inkpot across one of his maps in the study...Читать больше