Resting on the armchair beside Adelina, I pursed my lips as I pondered the words Lady D'Arcon left behind, each one wiggling around in my mind demanding attention.
'We had all hoped that you and Adelina would do the same, but alas...'
My parents had often spoken about this woman that taught them about the world and guided them to becoming who they were today, and from the few times I had met her inside the Palace as a child, I was inclined to agree with their assessment of Lady D'Arcon.
She was perfect in most ways, and her wisdom was amongst the soundest that the Empress listened to for counsel, so more often then not I found myself respecting, and almost revering her.
Amongst all of the Empress' wives, Lady D'Arcon was the first that I had met and the second that I respected most - that first woman was Lady Fenyras, and she made sure to beat that respect into my very soul - and I knew that her words were as precious as Platinums.
