Lucia froze in place. She pivoted back to meet Albaric's gaze. She hadn't had much interaction with Albaric and yet she always sensed he knew more than he was letting on. But what bothered Lucia more was whether the Prince knew.
Albaric seemingly reading her expression continued.
"Don't worry too much. I don't think they noticed. At least, they didn't tell me if they did. Actually, I realized when we first met. I grew up with a lot of sisters, you see."
"Why didn't you say anything?", Lucia responded.
"I suppose I didn't really care", Albaric chuckled, "I don't mean to be harsh but they way I see it, as long as you got the job done, it didn't really matter."
"And now?"
"Now...Well, it's out of my hands really. Whether they know or they don't know, your actions in Veldeer caused quite a stir. Things have already been set into motion", Albaric played with a button on his shirt.
"What do you mean?" Lucia interrogated.
