Chapter 0204

I rolled my eyes. I wasn’t exactly offended. They both had good points, and I would feel more

comfortable if I had more lessons. Still, I wanted to have my voice heard.

“What were you going to say, Piper?” Nicholas asked, after a moment.

I sighed. I wanted to rush things, to find out the truth about my sister. I wanted to save her, sooner

rather than later. But what they had said made sense, and when I took a moment to logically think about

it, going slow and cautious was the best course.

“I’m ready for my lessons,” I said. “So hurry up and teach me quickly.”

In the late afternoon, as Joyce’s date with his candidates occurred in the gardens, I played dolls with

Elva in our room. Two guards were stationed outside my door. Mark was inside with us, but he was

distracted. He’d positioned himself near the window, and was continuously glancing out.

After the sixth time I caught his attention wandering, I said, “Susie only thinks of Prince Joyce as a

friend. Any kindness she happens to show him will be based in friendship, and not romantic love.”

“It’s not her

would choose Susie as his bride,

be the custom around here, Prince Joyce didn’t seem

concerned about such things.

all that well. Mark had known him for far longer than

in his position, he probably also knew many of

know something about Joyce that would make the prince a danger to

honestly couldn’t fathom it. He seemed to care more for his

danger of getting a

out

I could say would ease him,

lifted her doll

honey.

a few minutes more, when there was a commotion at the door.

guards at her side. She looked paler than I’d ever seen her

her at once. Mark left the window

just as I asked, “Are you

her. I can’t believe it. She was right there, plain as day,” Charlotte inhaled a shaky breath. Her eyes met

Elva was playing with her toys. She was curious about

my voice. “You saw her?

so I was surprised when I saw you snooping through the pantry. You said you were getting snacks

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