Henri ducks out of the room before I can say anything. I consider following after him, but I don't know what I would say. Florentine is sending him home. I probably won't see him again.
Does he know that his training might save my life?
After a few minutes have passed, I leave the room myself. I head back into m bedroom to change back into my previous dress of the day. Grace waits for me, her nose bent over a book.
I quickly change and turn to her, "Do you want to go to the library?"
I want to cherish every moment I have with Grace. I don't want to waste it simply waiting around in our room for time to pass. If we are going to waste time, we may as well do it around books.
We stroll to the library. I open the door and tense. Eloise is inside, her back turned. I had hoped that for once
