Chapter 61: Run away with me (2)
When Edgar was approached by his wife to come outside to speak with his daughter, he did not expect to find Penelope standing with Tyrion or to hear that they wanted to elope in the middle of the night whilst everyone else was distracted by the ball.
Edgar glared at Tyrion, as it was only sensible to assume that Tyrion was the one behind this idea.
Tyrion was lucky not to have run off with Penelope without informing Edgar, as then Edgar would have gathered every gun he owned to hunt down Tyrion.
"It is what Penelope wants," Alessandra said, holding onto Edgar’s hand so he wouldn’t leave her side. "Remember how much you love your daughter and want her to be happy."
Edgar hadn’t forgotten how much he wanted Penelope to be happy. It was for that reason that Tyrion was still able to stand beside her, holding her hand while Edgar was present.
"Father," Penelope said, letting go of Tyrion’s hand to go to Edgar. "Time is very limited for us. It won’t be long before someone from the palace comes looking for Tyrion. If they see us, they will do everything within their power to stop us. I want to go with him."
Edgar didn’t like any bit of this. It was going to create problems. He wasn’t concerned about the problems it would create for him, but rather, he cared about how this was going to affect Penelope.
There was no doubt in his mind that Penelope would somehow hold most of the blame for Tyrion getting married in secret.
"Will you stop us? We will have trouble getting past the palace guards, and if your guards join, then we will be caught before we get to the gates. Please accept this," Penelope pleaded.
The last thing Penelope wanted now was to be at odds with her father. If there was ever a couple to understand her decision, it should be her parents, since they got married in the dead of the night after Edgar killed Alessandra’s father for her safety and took her to a church.
"Will you become queen?" Edgar asked.