Darkness spread its veil on the kingdom and soon stars twinkled in the sky. A half-moon was smiling brightly as it spread its light allowing the people to see in the dark. It was colder than usual and this was just the first phase of the night. Lady Odalis pulled her shawl closer to keep herself warm as she and her husband rode back home on the carriage.
They were done with the soiree and as always they had pretended to be a happy and good pair in front of everyone, not allowing anybody to doubt their already dead relationship. While the Duke had gone around speaking to the other Dukes and Ministers about political and other matters that were beneficial to him, Lady Odalis had found herself surrounded by a group of other aristocratic ladies who did nothing but gossip about others who were not present in the soiree.
