Chapter 49 - A Slight Improvement

Dahlia walked back to the lake, thinking about what had transpired in the study. She was a bit confused. Both at his obvious acceptance of her request and his willingness to let her choose, and more perplexingly, at the fear and panic she smelled from him and saw in his eyes. She manipulated her own feelings on a regular basis, so she had an acute sense of them. She was positive that he had been momentarily reconsidering marrying her off. It was just that she found it hard to believe. She thought Nathangad always thought about himself first and foremost, but she also felt the way he softened towards her when she made her request.