With the attempt to seek out the origin of the play a dead-end, the Goltbred heiress stalked off. She decided that, ultimately, it wasn't that important to know right away. She was *really* annoyed that someone was convincing others that she was entirely a villain… or even in generous terms a mere power hungry narcissist. However, it was that she couldn't control her reaction and made the Yecine question her about it that vexed her the most.
'I was going to explain everything in time. Maybe before we… went through with the marriage.'
Part of her didn't believe herself. She knew that if Qat had let everything slide until that ceremony happened, she would have kept quiet about the specifics of her secret until after. It would not be the first time she engaged in something of a fait accompli. It wasn't the ideal, but she was *okay* with being bound legally even with her husband-wife being angry or hateful because of the lack of explanation…
