I saw Al briefly at lunch but we didn't get to talk much and I was quickly whisked away by Madame Chalaise afterwards to continue my grueling lessons until mid-afternoon. She was not pleased that my visit with Mariela had lasted so long.
The first thing he did when I was freed was lean against the wall in front of me, eyeing me suspiciously. "What exactly did you do?"
I frowned, feeling oddly wronged. "What do you mean? I didn't do anything."
"I have NEVER seen Franz and Mariela talk so much to each other at a meal before. They were off in their own little world. I saw Madame Chalaise earlier when you were supposed to be in a lesson and she said Mariela took you away for tea. You must have said something while you were there that caused this."
Well, he wasn't wrong, but I was baffled how he figured that out.
