Nobody mentioned my supposed engagement at dinner anymore. They asked me how I liked their estate, and I praised the garden and the forest. After that, they moved to other topics, letting me seat through dinner quietly. When dinner was over, I went to the nursery, carrying a bag with books and notebooks. If Erynn was going to spend the night sleeping, I could read a bit.
When I came in Erynn was crying again.
"Shhh," I told the baby, gently rocking her in my arms. She calmed down, although I could see she was so overexcited she couldn't calm herself and needed help. "Where is her pacifier?" I asked Emere.
"Here," she said, grabbing it from the table and giving it to me. "But she has spat it out several times already."
"Let's see if she accepts it now," I said, offering Erynn the pacifi
