"Pitiful? Ha," William chuckled, thinking Kaden was toying with him. "You must know that my wife adores ."
Kaden watched Mary’s reaction and waited for her to proclaim her love, but it didn’t co. William appeared to be the only one who believed his wife loved him.
"I shall take your word for it," Kaden replied.
"To prove it, we should all gather so we may get well acquainted with each other," William suggested.
"Oh, no. I don’t need anymore friends," Kaden said, uninterested in speaking to William. "So, this is the infamous Lady Hastings," he said, moving his gaze to Ophelia.
"Infamous? Your grace," Ophelia curtseyed as she greeted Kaden.
"Don’t you know how popular you were inside the palace and around the capital? I kept hearing your na at every corner I turned. Many were eager to lay eyes upon the woman who married Lady Hastings," Kaden explained, getting a good look at the woman behind the rumours.
"I see. Well, nothing about is interesting, so I am sorry to disappoint you. Why are you two roaming the market?" Ophelia asked, looking to Dante for answers.
"His grace wanted a tour of the market, so he forced to co here," Dante explained.
Dante didn’t mind Kaden’s request since he got to keep an eye on Ophelia, and he ca just in ti to save her from William.
"I would be so kind to offer his grace a tour," William volunteered.
Kaden grew bored now that William placed himself where he didn’t belong. "I wonder how you do it," he said, speaking to Mary.
"It is not a matter you should be curious about," Mary said, lacking interest in amusing Kaden. "Perhaps it is ti that we return ho."
"Don’t speak," William instructed Mary. "She tends to forget her behaviour when she stands before reputable n. You must be careful, Lord Hastings."
Ophelia wished even more for her dagger.
"With what?" Dante asked, regretting doing so.
"With getting your wife to know when to speak. In my ti-"
"We are not in your ti," Ophelia spoke over William. "Mary, let say my partings to you while the n speak. I need a mont alone with you."
If Ophelia stood near William any longer, she might choke him.
William watched as Ophelia took Mary away from him. "Did I miss sothing?" He asked.
"You are lucky my wife is missing her dagger. Don’t ever try to push your old beliefs onto my wife, and don’t ever try to scold her. You might lose your head if you stick your nose in a marriage that does not concern you. Do we understand each other?" Dante asked, wanting to grab William by his collar.
William frantically nodded his head. "Perhaps it is ti for and my wife to return to our quiet abode. I look forward to seeing you both soon. If you would excuse ."
"What a nervous little man. How does a beauty get herself entangled with a teacup-looking man?" Kaden wondered, his gaze fixed on Mary.
"Money. Her family set up an arranged marriage," Dante replied.
Dante stared at William, trying to place why Kaden thought he looked like a teacup.
"You have soone you must protect. Even if Edward were to be near his deathbed, he would still think of having a woman at his side, and I see why he wants your wife," said Kaden.
"Careful," Dante warned Kaden. "I would kill you, too."
Kaden laughed, more humoured than afraid of Dante’s threat. "Please, your wife is lovely, but I lack interest in her. There are more interesting won around the town. How long do you think it will be before that woman kills her husband?"
"We are to speak about the palace, not what Mary intends to do with her husband. You must keep your focus," Dante instructed Kaden.
"Hmm. Is that Lady Valthorn I see? I know she is your wife’s mother, but I hope you won’t be so foolish as to let her return to her husband. We need her," Kaden said, watching the key to provoking Joel.
"You would be better off taking one of his daughters. If you take his wife, he won’t be so concerned about listening to our demands for her safety. He doesn’t love her."
"How disappointing. Here I thought we had sothing to hold over his head."
"Lady Valthorn is useless. Your plans must stick to those in the palace. The market isn’t the best place to speak of our plans, so I suggest we leave this for another day," said Dante.
"Why don’t you save yourself the trouble and invite to the castle?"
"Why don’t you jump from sowhere high? You are not welco inside my castle," Dante repeated for the fifth ti since eting with Kaden.
"I would be on my best behaviour. I am not one to destroy soone’s ho unless they have done wrong by . I see that the rumours are true about you and your wife. About how she has you smitten with her. What a sha," Kaden said, finding Dante’s state to be unfortunate.
"A sha?" Dante questioned.
"Yes, a sha. You were known for following in your father’s footsteps and all your efforts at war. Now, all everyone speaks of is your ti with your wife. I liked it when you were feared. It was useful," Kaden said, wanting Dante to change back. "She is making you warm up to others."
"You are seeing wrong. I still don’t care to be near you. I like her, I don’t care for you and the others. Our interests have aligned with each other due to our enemies. I have not forgotten all that you did when you misdirected your anger ant for Edward," said Dante.
"I lost my family to that old swine, and very few families ca to my aid. You should be thankful that I didn’t go ahead with my plans. I had plans to kill everyone in the kingdom and paint the towns red with their blood. I didn’t go through with it," Kaden said.
"There are rumours you have killed innocent families, and while I don’t like to believe rumours, sothing tells that there was so truth to it," Dante said, facing Kaden.
"I’m not a good man. I have always been honest about it. A few innocent people will be in your way when you carry out your plans. You have no choice but to-"
"So, you’ll be the villain in another person’s story just as Edward was to you?" Dante interjected. "I don’t kill anyone who didn’t have a hand in the war."
"All that matters to is avenging my family. I don’t care who falls while I do it. Careful with your glare, Dante. Your wife is watching," Kaden said, waving to Ophelia.
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