After an hour or so, the steward returned to the study. But once again, all he could report to Cedric was the shameful news that no trace of Ines could still be found.
“I think… we should rest for a while and then resume the search.”
The servants had been moving about without a moment's pause since dawn preparing for the engagement ceremony. Having searched this whole time without rest, they were all plainly exhausted.
Cedric ordered it so and rose from his seat.
“Your Grace?”
“You should rest too, Steward.”
“And where are you going, Your Grace?”
“While everyone rests, I thought I might help a little, to clear my head.”
The steward, who had been about to leap up and dissuade him, changed his mind.
It could not be easy for His Grace to simply sit and wait.
Pretending not to notice the steward's sorrowful gaze,…
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