𝐓𝐎 𝐁𝐄 𝐀𝐋𝐎𝐍𝐄. chapter forty-seven; Lost " I'd prefer a suit of armor to be in Henry's presence, but I don't feel I've enough time. "
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ELSPETH WOKE IN her own bed the following morning. She didn't remember falling asleep, or how she'd made it back to her own chambers, but there she sat.
She pushed the covers off of herself, sighing and electing to focus on the day ahead instead of chasing down questions.
Today. She would tell Demetre today.
At least, that was the plan.
Elspeth had assumed he'd take at least a day off, but by the time she had bathed and changed and set out to his room, Hugo informed her that Demetre was in a meeting with Queen Catherine.
She tried to keep her determination, insisting she, Hugo, and Alex should go for breakfast and paint; they should maintain their routine until Demetre was free again.
The guards did not argue.
"Have you two spoken to him?" Elspeth questioned through a mouthful of fruit.
"Yes," Alex confirmed, "He asked that we catch him up on anything he missed during his time away."
Elspeth's chewing slowed, her eyes flitting between the guards.
"Did you tell him I've been hunting with Sebastian?" She questioned.
The men avoided eye contact.
"I was going to tell him," Elspeth groaned, "Heaven help me. This is a mess so far."
"What is?"
Elspeth went back to chewing when Hugo inquired.
"Elspeth?"
"Nothing, don't worry," She said quickly, "Let's finish up so we can paint."
And both men went along with whatever Elspeth said, not daring to pry any further.
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The day slipped away quickly. Elspeth had fallen back into her routine. Aside from the block of time allocated for hunting; she had gotten a message that Sebastian had found a boy in the woods, all on his lonesome, so the hunt had paused until they knew more.
So she painted. And she shared lunch with Kenna and Greer who asked a million questions, only a few of which Elspeth dared to answer. Then Elspeth walked the castle grounds with Alex and Hugo, before returning to the art wing.
They were nearly ready to retire for the night when the door opened and Demetre Langlois entered.
"Is everything okay?" Elspeth said quickly, "You've only just returned and Catherine's already asking for meetings with you--"
