Mark’s smile was a quiet promise.

“I’m not going anywhere.”

A servant was quick to bring Mark a chair and prepare tea for him.

Requesting a glass of water instead, Mark caught Edwin’s fleeting glance before the boy returned to his work.

Time passed as Mark kept Edwin company.

However, Mark soon sensed that something was amiss. Edwin, usually a bright student, stumbled through the next two pages, getting nearly half of the questions wrong.

Edwin’s reddening face,

a

guide Edwin through

but remark, “Edwin’s a

Mark’s smile didn’t waver.

he’s quite the

the praise, Edwin’s face colored even

Olivia cradled in her arms,

didn’t expect to find

was intended to pick up Edwin as well

the right moment for

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