"SELIA, send this letter to the Temple — specifically addressed to Holy Priest Mikhail," Thalia instructed, her voice quiet but firm as she sealed the parchment with wax.
After the humiliating incident at House Valentina, Thalia had chosen to isolate herself in their manor. The news spread quickly after the columnist gathered the worthwhile gossip at the banquet. To make things worse, Marquess Valentina had gone out of his way to add fuel to the flames, accusing her of impropriety and slandering her name within noble circles. As a result, Thalia confined herself within the manor for nearly two weeks, avoiding visitors and correspondence. In that time, she poured her time into restoring and decorating the newly constructed greenhouse — a quiet sanctuary she had requested from her father lo
