"I beg your pardon? Lord Wiggles and Lord Giggles?"
A blend of both curiosity and bewilderment froze on Aideen's beautiful face while the Duke's study fell completely silent. The awkward stillness that stretched between them after Tillian finally uttered the dogs' names was overwhelming, and the two of them understood it very well.
Once it finally sank into her brain completely, the princess's lips tried to curl into a smile, but she had to make an enormous effort to hold back any display of joyous emotions just to spare the Duke any further awkwardness. Duke Valentine, however, still noticed her emotions and could not help but release an embarrassed sigh as he tried to explain,
"Well... It was Bella who gave them these names; I never really cared. When I first brought them to the castle, I called them Dog One and Dog Two for almost a month, and they did not seem to mind either."
'Dog One and Dog Two? That is so ridiculous...'
