The action had left Rosamund in shock, and Constance didn't stay there. She turned her back and placed her hand on Madeline's arm. "Let's head back."
"Yes," replied Madeline, giving one look at the Wilmot's before leaving the place.
Madeline knew how much Constance loved Calhoun and Calhoun loved his mother equally, respecting her for the person she was. As they travelled back in the carriage, she remembered when she was not yet married and how rumours about him killing his mother had reached her ears through Rosamund.
It had scared her, believing the King had killed his mother heartlessly, but now that she knew the circumstances, she understood his helplessness.
"Are you alright, Lady Constance?" asked Madeline.
The woman turned away from the carriage window to meet her gaze, and she offered her a warm smile. "Why wouldn't I be? I have you next to me now."
