Amethyst could stand it no longer. “Edward, listen to what Aunt Amethyst has to say and I never want you to forget it.” She knelt till she was at eye level with her nephew. “Whatever you say about the king and Princess Mary in the privacy of your own home is your own business, but whilst standing on the grounds of Warwick Castle, do not ever speak ill of them again. I absolutely forbid it! And that goes for you, too, Topaz.” She looked up at her sister, glaring down at her, the sun blazing behind her head.
But Topaz's glare vanished as she laughed it off. “That is your problem, not mine. Do becalm yourself, sister. He is but a child.”
“A child with a poisoned mind at that, who will grow up to be an adult with a poisoned mind, and doomed to follow his grandfather's fate serving out his da
