In the Castro mansion, Tyrion sat in a room with Damien at his side.
"Didn’t I order you to guard my wife?" Tyrion asked, staring at the man who shouldn’t be next to him. "Don’t anger so early in the day."
"Lady Castro sent from her side and ordered not to return unless her maid approaches . So, I am here with you," Damien answered. "Should I return to her? I don’t want to."
Tyrion closed the book he was reading. "And why is that? You don’t like my wife?"
"I like your wife, but her maid glares at when she thinks I have ssed up. It is her maid I want to stay away from, even if it is just for one day," Damien revealed.
Tyrion did not believe the story Damien told. "You are afraid of her maid? Her sweet little maid?"
’Sweet?’ Damien raised his brow.
"Matilda is only sweet to her lady and perhaps you. I’m sure if I asked her to speak freely, she would scold for what I have done wrong in her eyes. You should consider making her a knight," Damien suggested.
"It bothers that I am paying soone as scared as you are of a maid to watch my wife. I am reconsidering my decision. Matilda has been at Penelope’s side since they were children. She has low tolerance for anyone troubling Penelope," Tyrion said.
This is why Tyrion liked Matilda and was pleased to see that she had followed Penelope instead of staying with Lily.
"Perhaps I should pay her even more to report to what the other servants are doing. No one is free from punishnt. Have you dealt with the maid snooping around?" Tyrion asked.
"Not yet. I am hoping she will lead back to who set her up to this, or I will find out if she accepted the work to find gossip. I’ve paid a maid I can trust to watch her. She will not be allowed to leave," Damien promised.
"Is she one of the Collins maids or one of the new ones?" Tyrion asked, hoping it was the latter. He hated to think Edgar would have spies amongst his servants.
"It seems to be one of the newly hired maids. I do not think the duchess or duke has left maids here to spy on you."
"I believe the duchess wouldn’t, but I am not so certain about the duke. He says he doesn’t dislike , but I trust he will have soone here to keep an eye on Penelope. He will send n and money to aid ," Tyrion shared.
"It will be hard to shift their loyalty from the duke to you," Damien said, but he still liked that Tyrion’s army was growing.
"They will always be loyal to him, and I do not mind it. Since they are so loyal to Edgar, they will not let anything happen to his daughter. I’ll let one of them take charge with training, but one of our own must stand beside him," Tyrion said, wanting to create a bridge for the two sides.
"I know of soone who would be suited for the job if you do not have anyone in mind. He has been around so of Edgar’s guards in the past," said Damien.
"Bring him to later today. I need the training grounds and the living quarters for the knights to be done with soon. I need to see the progress, and this is a good ti to see my wife, isn’t it?" Tyrion asked, standing up.
Tyrion gave Penelope space to plan what she was preparing tonight, but he wanted to see her.
It was wrong of him to go for so many hours without teasing her.
"Co along with , Damien. I will protect you from Matilda," Tyrion said, leading the way to find his wife.
Tyrion exited his study and went in search of Penelope. He eventually found her in a room she claid as her own.
"Tyrion!" Penelope exclaid, turning to Matilda, who was already putting away the book. "What are you doing here?"
"This is my ho, and I wanted to see my wife. Am I not allowed to set foot in this room? I can leave," Tyrion offered, turning slightly to pretend he was leaving.
"That wasn’t what I ant, and you know it. I thought you were busy, so I did not expect to see you here. Don’t you need to go to the palace?" Penelope asked, hoping she would have more ti alone to prepare.
"No, I promised to stay with you today. It is a little concerning when my wife wants to be out of our ho. Matilda, can you take Damien out for a mont? Since you two work together, keep in mind that you may speak freely to him," said Tyrion.
Damien closed his eyes, ntally preparing himself for the worst. Why did Tyrion like to torture him like this?
Matilda looked at the guard. She had nothing to say to him, therefore, she didn’t need to speak comfortably with him. Still, she walked with him outside to leave the couple alone.
"Why are you smiling like you have done sothing wrong?" Penelope asked, suspicious.
"Damien is afraid of Matilda. Part of is annoyed that he feels that way, but the other half wants to enjoy him panicking," Tyrion shared.
"He is scared of Matilda? Why?" Penelope asked, finding it hard to imagine. "Matilda wouldn’t hurt a - No, I cannot say that. Other than that, Matilda isn’t soone to be afraid of. He misunderstands her."
"You must admit that when she is not by your side, she rarely smiles. Consider that, and Damien can be a fool at tis," said Tyrion.
"A lady doesn’t need to smile at all tis, and wouldn’t you consider yourself a fool for hiring Damien when he is so easy to scare? You are cruel to send him with Matilda after what he told you," Penelope said, realising the reason behind his smile.
It was now that Penelope realised that she wasn’t the only one subjected to his teasing.
"I know you have co not because you missed , but for snooping around. There is nothing for you to see," Penelope said, lucky she had not laid anything out.
"Your guess is wrong," Tyrion replied.
Penelope did not believe him. "I am not wrong."
"I have co because I missed you and to see what you are planning. Your guess wasn’t completely right. What are you planning that you must be in the room all day? You don’t need to do too much," Tyrion advised Penelope. "You standing naked before is enough."
Penelope placed her hand to cover Tyrion’s foul mouth. "I have had enough of you. You must go now."
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