"Lady Dorothy had been helping at the walls."
Denys's words hung in the air, and Rosalind's expression tightened with each passing moment. She pondered the Queen's motives, her mind racing to unravel the hidden desires behind Dorothy's arrival in Wugari. The Queen's longing for a child was no secret, but the lengths she was willing to go to fulfill that desire left Rosalind unsettled.
Was it truly necessary to sacrifice something in the process? Rosalind's brow furrowed in silent contemplation as she made her way toward her room, her thoughts consumed by the weight of the situation. Tomorrow was meant to be her birthday, a day of celebration, but she had no intention of reveling in it.
Rosalind's mind buzzed with a multitude of tasks and responsibilities, and now, Dorothy's presence added yet another layer of complexity to her already burdened schedule. She sighed, grateful that Martin Lux had departed from Wugari. At least one source of tension had been eliminated.
