Post by Elena Sandoval on Feb 8, 2017 0:20:19 GMT -5
The day had been top-full of a fresh wave of scandal with Piero bringing Lady Breena to call upon them and then unleashing the news that the poor girl was carrying his child. Considering that the Montefiore family had barely recovered from the last incident, Elena deemed it not to be wondered at that Niccolo did not take the news with any kind of grace. That the revelation came from Piero, of all people, only added to his shock and dismay.
One did not expect a priest of the Triune to fall from grace in such a manner! Elena herself was taken aback, considering that Piero seemed so firmly entrenched as a man of the cloth, devoted to his calling. However, she'd retained a semblance of calm, declaring it only right and proper that a marriage come about swiftly, doing her best to maintain civility between the four. Out of no small amount of sympathy for Breena, she'd opted to excuse the ladies to seek fresher air, the better to let the two men speak candidly and to give her the opportunity to grow more acquainted with Breena.
Some hours later, after sending the pair on their way, after a difficult afternoon and an awkward evening meal, the Duchess gratefully retired to the peace of the master suite. She was weary and somewhat drained, welcoming the chance to don nightgown and robe before sitting down by the fire to brush her long, dark hair. Trusting that Niccolo would join her shortly and that there would be a discussion of the day's events, she sent her maid on her way to provide some privacy against that very thing.
There was still plenty of flotsam and emotional debris left after today's storm. It was time to sort it out and hopefully forge plans to keep the scandal to a minimum. The family desperately needed to stop lurching from one incident to another!
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Niccolo Montefiore