𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐕𝐄𝐍 𝐈𝐒 𝐘𝐎𝐔, A.B

⎯⎯𝐌𝐘 𝐁𝐄𝐀𝐔𝐓𝐈𝐅𝐔𝐋 𝐁𝐄𝐀𝐔𝐓𝐈𝐅𝐔𝐋 𝐃𝐀𝐑𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐆

⎯"𝐄𝐗𝐂𝐔𝐒𝐄 𝐌𝐄 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐄?" Eleanor called out her name as she saw her sitting on the porched with her son on her lap, "Oh Miss Greenwood!" she smile at her, Eleanor could not help but return her smile as she walk up to her, 

"Please your grace call me Eleanor, I think it is a bit hard seeing as three greenwoods are in your ancestral home," she told, "Then call me Daphne, it would be fair as seeing we call each other by our given name," she nodded at her, 

"So Eleanor what are you doing outside? I thought Anthony was going to accompany you?" she ask while her son was looking at Eleanor with the same curios eyes her, "That is why I want to speak with you your- I mean Daphne," she told as she took a seat beside her and her son, 

"Oh? did something happen?" she questioned, after hearing how fond he is of her, she would think that it went smoothly, "I think I have may anger your brother with a question, Daphne..." she looked down in shamed and guilt, 

"He is angry because you ask him a question? well, that is the most stupid thing he would ever be mad at,"

"I do not think you understand, Daphne, I ask about the statue well I guess your father's grave that I didn't know and I think it hit close to home," she truthfully said to her with dread in her eyes, Daphne's eyes softened at how bad she felt, 

"I am truly sorry I didn't mean to ask those, I⎯ I was being curious and did not think about it⎯"

"Eleanor you didn't know," Daphne put her non-occupied hand on her shoulder, "Anthony may have not been able to grieve our father after his death he was instantly a viscount with no experience at all, he didn't let himself cry," she told as he looks at his son with a saddened smile, 

"So do not take this to your account, he's simply trying to... heal himself from the nightmare he has to endure," She looked back at Eleanor who seem to be deep in her mind, Eleanor then felt a small hand on her other hand, when she looks it was Auggie giving her a happy squeal or babble, 

"I think someone likes you," Daphne smiles at their interactions,

"I am honored, it is nice to meet you Auggie," she said while softly shaking his tiny baby hands, 

⎯"𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐑𝐎𝐎𝐌 𝐈𝐒 𝐄𝐗𝐂𝐄𝐏𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐘 𝐖𝐄𝐋𝐋-𝐋𝐈𝐓" Benedict said as he looks to the lights behind him "Have you noticed, Col? The twinkle of the candles, it is as - It's as if we sit among the stars," Eleanor and Thomas could not help but stifle laughter while staring at Benedict who was speaking non-sense at this point, 

Amelia then kicked the bottom of their feet while glaring at them, knowing how improper they are right now, "Is everything alright Benedict?" Eleanor tried to ask him, while also hiding the fact that she was about to burst into a fit of laughter,