Prudence Saxon did not have an answer to her husband's question. For starters she was of the strong opinion that Margaret be kicked off tower grounds. She was not a Saxon, and her husband and child were now dead, cutting off her ties to the family.
The only reason why she was still there was because she was using Dickson's murder to blackmail them. Prudence often thought that Margaret would soday end up like her son if she was not careful. There was only so much of her blackmail that they could take.
Eventually, soone would get fed up with her threats and decide to get rid of her; permanently.
She was not pleased that Margaret was now bringing strangers into their ho, and she intended to have a conversation with her husband later about this. Before she could respond to Rufus's question, Ramon walked into the dining room and announced that Rekha Montgory had arrived.
"Who?" Rufus asked, uncertainty flickered in his stare.
Quickly Phoebe raised her arm halfway. "She's with us, I told her to et us here." She almost winced on realizing that she had forgotten to inform him of the exact number of people that was coming.
A quick shake of Rufus' hand indicated that it did not matter. "Please show her in." He ordered Ramon. He recalled the na and put a face to the na, she was a guardian. Rufus knew all the guardians, the juniors and seniors.
He was just beginning to familiarize himself with the new generation however because his return to the academy had been recent. For this reason, he barely knew Rekha.
After settling into one of the seats, Rekha focused on serving herself so food until she heard Rufus speak. "I heard that your family lost soone recently, I am so sorry for your loss." He offered her a regretful smile.
Everyone at the table went from smiling to looking sad because it is what one did when death was brought up. Their sad eyes fell on Rekha who returned to eating with a zeal, surprisingly. Nevertheless, they shared their condolences with her.
"Oh yeah Obed Montgory, I heard about his death, but I did not attend the funeral. It's too bad that he has passed on, he had such a promising future. I for one believed that he would beco one of the best guardians to ever exist after he single handedly solving the Cassole school haunting case. I am truly sorry for your loss, we at the academy all feel sad about it." Robert lowered his eyes, shaking his head almost imperceptibly.
Lifting her shoulders with indifference, Rekha reached out for the garlic cheese bread while saying. "You don't not need to give any sympathies for I did not really know this Obed Montgory. Apart from seeing him in the academy once in a while our paths rarely crossed. Although I bear the na Montgory those people are not my family or anything. I am sure that if I died today, they would respond in the sa way I am at this mont." She spoke without an ounce of regret or sorrow and bit into a piece of bread, pulling the strings of cheese into her mouth with delight.
The Saxons traded gazes, confusion engulfing so while recognition fell on others.
"You said that you are a Montgory or are you not? Why are you trying to sound mysterious?" Katherine asked, she spoke in a needling tone designed to irritate.
Throwing her a sharp look, Phoebe feigned a cough that said please shut up. "It is complicated and obviously Rekha does not look comfortable discussing this as it is her personal life. Have so more bread Katherine." She almost wished that she would stuff all the bread on the table into Katherine's mouth.
Thomas Saxon smacked the table lightly like he recalled sothing. "Oh, she is the girl that was thrown out by the family, Bernard Montgory's child. I rember the outrage that happened around that ti because many people did not agree with the decision they made, they did not even wait for his funeral to kick you wait. I cannot imagine what it's like for you seeing them all the ti."
It was the enthusiasm in his voice that miffed Phoebe, he seed to be enjoying revealing the details.
[Could you smile a little less! You look like a ghoul.]
Thomas closed his mouth and looked at his plate. But soone else picked up the invisible talking stick and beca the new ghoul.
"You are the outcast, now I rember who you are. I have been racking my mind to figure out why I know your na. All the kids in the academy used to call you that, I rember this well. So people used to say that you walk around the lane at night rummaging through trash for food. The little Montgory outcast! How the great have fallen, now we are sharing food with outcasts." Katherine chuckled derisively before raising the wine glass to her lips.
Phoebe dropped the cutlery onto the plate. "Oh shut your big mouth Katherine, she is not an outcast, she is my sister. My father welcod her into the Mayfair family, so she does not need the Montgory's because she has us. If she wishes to change her na to Mayfair, we will go down to the courthouse with her and see to it that it is done and when it's over, we will throw her a big party. You should know when to stop running your mouth, Katherine." Her tone was similar to a still lake hiding riptides.
[I will cut you with a fork, try .]
David's jaw collapsed, he closed it quickly and urged Phoebe to calm down. There was no need for murder by fork at the table.
Nile Saxon wanted to tell David to remove the forks around Phoebe before the rest of them beca victims of Katherine's rude mouth. Thomas was just glad he had not made the fork hit list.
Grandma Saxon expelled a loud sigh. "That was very rude Katherine! Not that I am surprised that this is coming from you though." She condemned strongly, casting Miranda a loaded look. It was her fault after all that Katherine had grown up to beco a disrespectful brat.
Old man Rufus intervened. "I agree with Prue about your rudeness Katherine especially because Rekha is a guest of mine since Phoebe invited her. Katherine, apologize imdiately before I give you a suitable reward and it will not be one you will like." He threatened with his eyes narrowing to slits sharp enough to draw blood.
For the fear of what her grandfather would do, Katherine quickly apologized and then stord out of the dining room. She almost bumped into those that were entering.
Among them was Margaret who was clapping her hands because she had been entertained. she let out a loud cackle dripping with contempt. "It would not be a complete family dinner without drama, so what did we miss?" A lunatic's giggle curled around her question.
Her question however was t by silence, no one bothered to answer her mostly because they were srized by the striking handso man that stood beside her.
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