If there was one person in this world that Adeline would trust, it would be Lydia Claymore. Bright-eyed and with more energy than her tiny body could muster, Lydia had been in Adeline's lives for as long as they could remember.
"When I heard from your horrid aunt that a proposal letter was sent to you, I just knew I had to come right away, Addie!" Lydia gushed out. She grasped the hands of her dear friend and pulled her close.
"If you've been kidnapped blink twice," she hurried out, in a low and serious voice.
Adeline took a slight pause, before laughing a bit. Lydia always knew how to brighten her mood. She pulled her hands back from Lydia, only for the latter to grab her forearms.
"Even if I can't shoot a gun to save my life, I will put my livelihood on the line for you, Addie," Lydia added on, in a breathless voice from talking so much. She held onto Adeline for dear life, for the young girl meant that much to her.
