Chapter 324: Lord Alexander Ridley’s revelation.

Right on cue, a dramatic squawk came from outside the open bedroom door. A fully grown peacock was standing there, staring at all the humans with an expression that could only be described as deep irritation.

"How does it keep getting inside?" Duchess Mila asked. She pointed her walking cane at the peacock. "You don’t live in the main house. Take your eggs and get out."

The peacock snubbed the duchess, walked up to the bed, hopped onto it and settled down on her eggs.

Nathaniel waved his hands, making whoosh sounds, trying to frighten the peacock away. Instead, he succeeded in startling Thor awake and the baby made his displeasure for the interruption loudly known to the whole world with a high pitched wail.

The peacock looked at Nathaniel with an expression that looked like deep judgement of his fathering skills. Obviously, it found them lacking.

"Well, now that we are certain that neither Deanne nor Nathan laid the peacock eggs, I am leaving for breakfast and then I am off to Nemoris. I will not be returning until the evening before the debutante ball." Sigrid turned on one foot and left.

One by one, everyone left the bedroom, giving the couple that was looking to them for help helpless shrugs

"I guess we can move out and leave this bedroom for her." Nathan muttered, looking down at the peacock.

"Or we can just an extra bed and leave this bed to her." Deanne countered, bouncing Thor gently and patting him on the back.

can put the mattress and some comfortable sheets in the peacock house. Maybe all she wants is a comfortable place, somewhere nice and cozy." Nathan figured. "Why did you

mama lurking somewhere nearby while our baby was left defenseless on the bed. No more showers together, for the time being. If we do shower together, one of the nursery maids must be

neck of her baby and carried him tighter. She had really experienced a shock that nearly sent her to an

with pride, a crown prince well-known. Yet

yet responded when her mother grabbed the card and started the

romantic as Roland, Paxton?"

"I do not remember hearing any

came to the oohing and aahing. Initially, she would say a few words but she had acclimated to the Thorin way of freedom of expression

of the Ridley

some dwarfs doing it at the fair

bring your harp to the table I will cut those strings

playing had been a little too much ever since

today be the day when you tell me why you are visiting my household?" Duke Thorin spoke to the man that

came to sell

secretive and frustrating. He had come for a union or merger of some kind. Why couldn’t he just blurt it out and get it over with. Everyone was anxious to know if it was a marriage union between

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