William
"Your Grace—"
"I'm well aware that she is being used by the Association," I interrupted George. I was rather short-tempered with him since he let Valentina sustain injuries and leave the estate under his watch. "Did you think I would be oblivious?"
"N-no Your Grace."
"Over the centuries, the organization has changed based on its living members," I continued, tapping my fingertips together. "These days they appear to have rather grandiose plans. And are not above sacrificing their own."
"But we wouldn't harm her," George offered timidly.
I leveled him with a glare, and he clamped his mouth shut again. "Do you think they believe that?"
Mutely, he shook his head.
"They'll have sent her to get information, sure. But she is their contingency as well." I switched to tapping the d
