Vevina was quiet throughout the meal. Elaine attempted to converse with her, but after several failed attempts she simply patted her hand and advised in a whisper that everything would be all right.
Vevina did not believe her. How could anything be all right when her wife openly rejected her again and again? And she worried when she didn't see her stepfather in the great hall for the evening meal. Robert was a boastful man and delighted in the fact that he was the father-in-law of the future clan Chieftain. His absence told her that he was off somewhere brooding, and no good came of his brooding. She would need to be on guard, for her stepfather was a devious man, and one who certainly couldn't be trusted.
Normally, she waited for her wife to announce that they would take their leave. H
