Chapter 106: Visitors from the palace (2)
Tyrion held Penelope’s hand to stop her from trying to push him away. "I have not seen you since we ate this morning. Allow me to have a moment of your time. I will not inquire about your plans for tonight. Did you not miss me? I would."
Penelope frowned, thrown off by his last words. "I am well aware of how much you enjoy your own company, and I don’t know if I like it yet. Perhaps I have been neglecting you. I can give you an hour of my time."
Tyrion kept his hold on Penelope’s hand so they could walk together out to the garden.
"I forgot to inform you that Rue will soon become our guest. She will need someone to accompany her when her father is in the palace, so I suggested you and Lily. You may visit her or she can come here," Tyrion suggested. "Only if you want to."
"I adore Rue, so I will be happy to be her companion. I know it has always been hard for her and her siblings to settle in town, so I will do my best to make it easier. Must I be concerned about war?" Penelope asked.
Penelope didn’t want to have to send Tyrion off so soon. There were a few times in their youth when Tyrion had been sent away to get used to the ways of war. He needed to learn what it took to be a good leader to command an army.
Tyrion had not done it recently, but with the court against him, it wouldn’t come as a surprise if they suggested he leave.
"No. Rafael and his wife do not want war. If anything, all they want is to kill the court, and I am all for it. My father’s close ties to the leader of the border prevent war. I have heard someone suggest that Rue and Teo should marry," Tyrion said.
Tyrion opened the door and held it so Penelope could leave first.