Morwenna froze in her tracks.

"Stuart's birthday?" she asked.

"Yeah, every year on Mr. Hetfield's birthday, all the prominent figures of Rosefrost Hollow gather. I've heard it's quite the event. I'd love to see it myself..."

The older sister quietly tugged at her sibling's shirt to get her to stop talking so much.

Hearing about Stuart's birthday, Morwenna turned and walked away.

When Morwenna left, the younger twin asked puzzled, "Why did you stop me? Didn't you say last time that this lady is special and we should treat her nicely?"

The older twin sighed, "I told you to read the lines. Didn't you see she didn't know about Mr. Hetfield's birthday? If Mr. Hetfield wanted her to know, would he need us to tell her?"

The younger sister was stunned, "But I already mentioned it. What do we do now?"

"Just drop it!"

Morwenna felt uneasy as she left.

No one had told her about Stuart's birthday. Then again, no one was obliged to tell her.

to love Stuart, yet hadn't taken the time to understand him,

felt her affection

really like about

occasional gentleness, his timely help

conditional, not for Stuart as

thinking she hadn't

and down-to-earth community, she tended to look inward for faults by instinct, not out of self-pity or weakness but habit, considering others first, used to taking the short

she gotta rush to

wandered the streets

were out of her price range. And Stuart wouldn't want what she

in a gift shop, Morwenna spotted a glass jar filled with colorful capsules. Each could be opened, containing a blank slip of paper

bought it, believing

Hetfield's Homestead, Norbert had just woken from his nap and saw Morwenna returning, asking in surprise, "Wenna, what are you doing here? Isn't today Stuart's birthday? Haven't you gone yet?" Norbert thought Morwenna knew, even imagined she'd be at the party, considering how well

Morwenna replied, "I came back to change and handle something. I'll

do you have enough pretty dresses, Wenna? I'll arrange for someone to tailor some

seriously, I'm all set. Got

had many dresses, some bought by Stuart, others prepared by Norbert when she moved

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