Formerly, the Fallen Daughter of the Duke: Volume 3 [Complete] by Ichibu Saki

Author:Ichibu Saki
Language: eng
Format: epub

The party had decided to spend the night in Caltina before returning to Wurtz the following day. Although they’d discovered the key to breaking the bracelet’s seal easily enough, Vik opined that, since they’d gone all this way, he was one for making it a real holiday. The retainers agreed, much to Claire’s relief. Thank goodness her hardworking prince, he who constantly devoted himself to a multitude of projects, could earn a bit of a break as a reward.

After a pleasant conversation with the group over dinner, each person retired to their own room for several hours. For some reason, Claire could not sleep, so she went to the kitchens and requested a cup of hot milk. She knew she could have asked Dion to bring her some to her room, but she refused to treat Dion like a servant in this house which held so many memories for him. Besides, she rather fancied a walk around the mansion.

The library was grand and lovely, she thought. But this whole mansion is so large I can hardly fathom it belonged to just one family. It drove home the point all the more just what position the Meads had held in Paffish society.

With these thoughts running through her mind as she walked along, Claire drew near the study door and noticed a light seeping out from under it. At this time of night? she thought. Perhaps it’s one of the mansion’s servants. She carefully pushed open the door.

“Vik, you’re still up?” she asked.

Before several leather couches stood an enormous writing desk ringed by bookshelves. Vik hunched over the desk, writing something. “Yes,” he said. “As are you, apparently.”

“I was a bit too excited,” Claire admitted, “so I couldn’t fall asleep.”

“I’m glad we found the key to break the seal.”

“As am I.” Claire paused for a moment and then asked, “May I come over and keep you company?”

Vik hesitated for a few seconds before saying, “Yes, of course.”

Claire wondered what was wrong, but then she realized it was her appearance. Come to think of it, she mused, I was on my way back from the kitchens for hot milk. This is much more informal than I normally present myself. Currently, she was dressed in a large nightgown designed for wear in her personal chambers. As they were traveling, she’d opted for a simpler chemise as opposed to a negligee, but the loose-hanging cotton fabric obscuring her form made it apparent enough that this was her nightwear. It was a normal enough thing to do in my first life that I didn’t even stop to consider it, she thought. She regretted her decision, but Vik had already said yes, so she stepped into the study.

Setting the milk down on a low table in front of one of the sofas, she walked over to Vik. He stood up and let Claire take a seat in the chair he had just been occupying.

“You’ve been concerned about Dion, haven’t you?” he said. “How is he holding up?”

“I have,” she admitted.

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