Sophie tried to save her face when she had just asked a simple question, "What did I do?"
"Don't mind her, Lady Sophie. Lucy didn't sleep enough," Samuel patted the vampiress back.
Near the hall, the tailorman named Barnby paced back and forth while waiting for the King. When he saw the King, and the future Queen who was walking beside him, Barnby gave a deep bow. But because of his age, the back muscle caught,
"My King and Queen!" It took a while for him to stand back up straight again.
Madeline noticed it was the same tailorman who Calhoun had called to the castle before to show the wedding gowns. "What brings you here, Barnby?" she heard Calhoun ask the short man.
Barnby held both his hands together. The tailorman looked like he wanted to smile, but he was trying to keep it down.
