It's hot outside. Thankfully, the Empress Grandmother invited me over to have some cold tea together.
She has some delicious recipes for tea, I have to admit it. And mouth-watering snacks. I'd move here if only it wasn't so far from Alexander's chamber.
«I haven't talked like this with anyone for years,» the elder sighs. «You're the first one I tell that I am not that crazy.»
Well, pretending to be a madwoman is a whole new level of crazy. I'm impressed she didn't get used to the role as much as to believe in it.
«I'm honoured, your majesty,» I reply.
«Once, I considered telling Alexander. But then, I saw in his eyes part of that same light that was in my son's before he turned completely crazy. Maybe, it's a family trait.»
Oh, my Duke is crazy, indeed. But he's not dangerous. He has everything under control.
«I'm sure my husband wouldn't have done any ill to you.»
