Earl and Fairy: Volume 8 [Complete] by Mizue Tani

Author:Mizue Tani
Language: eng
Format: epub

To Lydia’s surprise, Lloyd came to her house again, though whether it was because he had somehow sensed her intense resolve was unclear.

“You were absolutely right, Miss Carlton! I saw the fairy!” he declared the moment he stepped through the door. He seemed rather agitated, as though he had rushed over as soon as he had finished work.

“Perhaps you ought to take a moment to compose yourself. But please, do come in.” Lydia showed him to the parlor. His steps were steadier than they had been on his previous visit, but his pale face and air of exhaustion hadn’t improved. “Ah, yes, please accept my apologies regarding Lord Ashenbert’s servant. I believed he might have said something rather threatening to you?”

Lloyd inclined his head slightly. Far from seeming scared, it was like he had forgotten about the incident altogether. “Oh? Oh, I remember! He warned me that my head would be stuffed and displayed at the British Museum should I attempt to seduce you. Lord Ashenbert has a wonderful sense of humor, doesn’t he?”

Lydia would have loved to agree, if only she hadn’t known that it wasn’t an entirely empty threat.

“His lordship is rather fond of you, yes? But just because you do not treat him as warmly as he wishes is no reason for him to be jealous of me.” It didn’t sound like he was joking, so either he was outrageously audacious or he was just insensitive. Edgar would probably go farther than a simple beheading if he had overheard.

But it didn’t matter what sort of threats Lloyd was subject to. He had accepted that his problem was one related to fairies, and that left Lydia as the only person he could rely on. This was no time to worry about incurring Edgar’s wrath.

Lloyd returned to the subject of the fairy as soon as he was through the parlor door, without even the patience to take a seat. “Anyway, Miss Carlton, about this fairy. Yesterday, I attempted to stay awake, but she appeared before me anyway. I fled into the wardrobe, and she passed through the door.” He paused. “I begged her to stay back, but she didn’t. What do you suppose I ought to have done?”

Since he was apparently unable to tolerate small talk at the moment, Lydia didn’t trouble either of them with it. “I have carefully considered your situation, and I do believe that the best way to get rid of the Lhiannan-Shee is for you to marry. You are currently unwed, aren’t you?”

“Well, yes, but...marriage?” The desperation in Lloyd’s gaze was tinged with bewilderment.

Though Lydia already knew it was the only way, her thoughts were growing anxious and she let out a sigh. Marriage wasn’t something that could be arranged on the spur of the moment.

“Is that the only way to get rid of it?” Lloyd asked.

“There are cases of Lhiannan-Shee losing interest in one man and moving to another, but that would require time that you do not necessarily have. All I can say for certain is that they never choose married men.

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