Rose sat anxiously in Lady Delphine's room. She didn't want to wait alone, and even though business for the day had started and customers were already rushing into the building, Lady Delphine kept her promise to stay with Rose until it was time for her to leave.
"Do you think the crown prince 'as gotten the letter?" Rose asked for the umpteenth time, her fingers twisting as she waited anxiously.
Lady Delphine chuckled. "The answer hasn't changed from the last time you asked, Rose."
Rose nodded and looked at the wall. She wasn't really looking at anything, she just stared.
Slade had been gone for quite some time now, and according to Lady Delphine, the manor wasn't that far from the castle—yet no one had arrived to take her there. Her thoughts were spinning in every direction.
