[Lavinia's POV — Everheart Estate—Later—Living Room]
I was sipping my tea happily and decided that… let's take all this 'caught in broad daylight' act as a positive sign. Now… I can romance with Osric openly… (if Papa ever agrees, that is).
Meanwhile, Grand Duke Regis, of course, was in full war-general mode, plotting his "strategic battle plan" to convince my papa that his son was the perfectly reasonable candidate for me.
He gestured wildly at scrolls, maps, and what might have been Osric's old armor (I dont know what the use of all those is, anyway...just like I said...ley's take it a positive sign.)
Osric leaned closer, elbows on the table, chin in his hands, smirking like a mischievous cat. "So… what do you want for your upcoming birthday?"
I blinked.
. . .
"Oh… right. I totally forgot."
Seventeen. I'm going to turn seventeen.
