When Grandpa Valente reached the very end of his narration, he shot another glare at his son-in-law who had associated himself with that other old man.
Raylene had received the answer she was looking for as her father had not only explained how he had met Rutherford but also revealed where they had found her children later on as well.
However, her next question was the one that everyone had in mind.
"Does Father not like Lord Leopold?" She inquired with an innocent but curious look in her eyes.
Since she was talking about the old man of the Leopold family who was the former Marquess, it would be inappropriate to call him by his previous title as it now belonged to his son, the current Marquess.
Therefore, it was safe to use either Sir or Lord in such scenarios when a former Fief Lord was being addressed in a formal conversation.
Hence, Raylene had also made use of one such title which she deemed safe and also respectful for this purpose.
