Karyn put the dress back into the box in haste. “Want it back? Madam, what could you mean?”

  Lot looked towards the stone wardrobe. “There are drafts which are coming from the cabinet so it is likely there is a passage behind it. I always heard from storytellers about such things. I’ve never had the displeasure of seeing it in action.”

  Tesnim touched her lip. “But madam, if this is a gown which someone placed in the cabinet, then what shall you wear.”

  Lot looked from the maid to the dress as if it would disappear if she stared at it hard enough. It was a really good trap, if she had to say so herself. She wondered now, if one of her maids was in on it. Tesnim was really avoiding looking at the dress as if she knew something was off about it. “I don’t see any issue wearing what I am right now.”

  “It’s a dinner.” Karyn looked around the cabinet with some terror as if she was going to be thrown off the open air rim of the spire if she could not find something worth her mistress.

  Lot knew that her maids were going to keep fussing. Lot looked between the two of them as if they had any intelligence there. She walked out of the room and then she looked at her son’s empty bed. Instantly she panicked and then ran back into her room at the two fools obviously trying to distract her over the more import missing child.

  You could be reading stolen content. Head to Royal Road for the genuine story.

  She cleared her throat, “I’ll be going downstairs in this.”

  Her maids started to babble several different reasons why she shouldn’t do that. Lot closed the door in their shocked faces and turned. That felt quite nice to shake off the priorities that she was supposed to have as a lady and change to the priorities she did have as a mother. She started running to the dining area and at the long table she could see the Duke sat there playing with someone whom was not actually his son.

  His face when he saw her was confused, she knew as sshe had ran down the stairs that her hair was a mess in her braid, sticking out in all directions. Komi reached for her automatically as he had been missing her and Lot immediately moved to the opposite end of the table as she knew that feeding Komi was going to be a challenge.

  The Duke’s plate was placed next to hers as he adjusted to her movements. His shadow shifted as well so that he was very close to them. Lot felt the discomfort immediately as he started to order around the staff with just movements of his hand. She wasn’t sure if he expected her to speak or if she was supposed to pick up the work by herself.

  He still hadn’t spoken yet.

  He opened his arms up as if he expected Komi to turn back to him.

  Komi said loudly. “No. NO. I want my mother.”

  The Duke seemed shocked that such a loud sound had come from a child.