Lucy wondered how hard Theodore's life was, and though she hadn't asked him anything in the past, she now wanted to know more about him.
She had given a lot of thought to what her aunt said, and she came to believe that it was her time to be happy. All this time, she had put other's feelings and wishes first, but now, she wanted to live for herself. She wanted to be happy, to be able to love the person for whom she had carried her feelings for so long.
"Did you not get caught?" she brought the meat stick near her mouth as she asked him.
Theodore replied to this, "So many times. I believe I lost count after a dozen of times."
If anyone looked at Theodore, no one would ever guess the background that was part of him before he even entered the castle.
"What happened after that?" she asked curiously, yet knowing how one would be punished for stealing things.
