Chapter 113: Taking His Children
Just after arriving at the Duke’s Tower, a hand over Rochelle’s mouth when she was in a lapse of judgment and practically seeing red, was sobering enough for her to realize that she had gained quite the audience.
Already exhausted from two days of travel with a child as energetic as Arne who had no desire to stay put, she was already at the edge of her patience.
What set her off further was the knight who stopped her carriage and tried to prevent her from going into the castle. Luckily, she had told him her piece and he was powerless to stop her. She dared him to face her husband and, knowing the position Arthur held in the knighthood, she already knew that no one would dare anger his wife more than she already was.
Rochelle simply glared at her husband with green eyes the same as Irene’s until he felt her calm enough to let her go and stop with the humiliation in front of all the others. However, it seemed that many were already directing themselves elsewhere—including Arne who had sidled up to his sister.
"Perhaps we ought to go to the Duke’s study," Arthur suggested.
Rochelle only silently agreed. He would know if she was in disagreement.
Seeing that she was no longer intent on causing a fuss, Arthur led her with his left hand but she slapped it away from her and walked forward by herself.
Arthur was momentarily stunned before he righted himself and followed his wife to the end of the hall. She already knew where she was going because it wasn’t the first time she was at the Duke’s Tower.
To Rochelle’s relief, the cold of the hallway was staved away the moment she opened the door. It seemed that the servants still well-managed the estate despite the Duke being ill. Small details like that were important to nobles.