The time for dinner did not take long to arrive for the Duke. His busy schedule would make it so time flew without him noticing, and now, the time to deliver the request from the Royal Family and announce it to the rest of his family members had come.
As he was accustomed to, Orland arrived before everyone else in the Dining Hall. It was one of his pleasures to welcome each of his family members to their table. He preferred to wait for them than make them wait, making this custom one of the reasons he struggled a lot at the beginning of his daily meals with Marianne.
The Duke would always rush to her chambers, anxious about the thought of making her wait unnecessarily.
Now, he felt a certain peace for being the one waiting on her and his other children.
Soon, his wife and younger daughter arrived in the Dining Room.
In a joyous mood, Theressa entered the room along with her mother, who was still in a bit of a dazed state.
