"Excuse me?!"
Both Aideen and Tillian exclaimed in frustration at the same time, as the housekeeper's statement did not seem quite right, and they hoped that they simply heard him wrong. The old man was bewildered by their reaction just as much.
"These quarters are not provided with enough staff to maintain accommodations for two people at the same time. I was instructed to prepare only one bedroom for tonight, and this is it. You are to share one bathroom too. I apologize, but these are Her Majesty's orders. I was told that since you are to be married in the future anyway, it should not be an issue."
"But this is preposterous!" The Duke took another step towards the housekeeper and continued in a somewhat angry tone, "Even the traditions and common courtesy aside, how can we both share this bed? It is only big enough for one person!"
The silver-haired man only shrugged his shoulders, offered Tillian a stack of clean towels, and concluded,
