When they arrived back at Edgewood the guards and the men from the stables were waiting anxiously. When they saw their master ride out of the forest on Frost with his wife they visibly relaxed. Delaney saw the men from the stables and felt guilt fill her chest.
"Were you angry with them?" she asked Vincent quietly before they were close enough to be heard.
"The men from the stable? Of course. They let my wife ride into the woods in the middle of the night on a beast that's only partially tame. I've told them many times that no one is allowed on Frost but me."
"Please don't be angry with them," she whispered as they grew closer, "It was my fault. Don't punish them."
"They're lucky I don't get rid of them."
"Please don't do that. And please don't punish them. I'm sure knowing they made you angry has been punishment enough."
"I know how to manage my people Delaney."
