#6. The Requirements of a Lady

#6. The Requirements of a Lady

The closer the day came for the Margravine to return to her territory, the busier her days became.

The start of each day had gradually crept earlier and earlier, until now it came before the sun had even risen.

Her day always ended late at night, after she had gazed at her lovely daughter’s face as she slept softly in her arms.

Though she was getting up earlier and earlier, she was still going to bed at the same time.

No. As the suspicious distance her daughter had kept between them gradually disappeared, her bedtime was growing later as well.

Her daughter was not yet old enough to stop needing a full night’s sleep.

Besides, it was quite a strain to hold her grown daughter in her arms when there wasn’t much difference in their builds.

Her body was beginning to feel the limits of its stamina.

But she couldn’t give up a single thing...