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"Your leg is doing quite well," Severin said, fiddling with the cuffs of his waistcoat and ignoring Jock "I will see you after you are… dressed"

Elle seated herself on her bed with the presence of a queen "Yes"

Severin’s fangs flashed when he smiled "Until then I trust a squirrel will not attack you inthe room before Elle could reply

"That ," Elle shouted

After enduring aand afternoon of squirrel related mockery from Severin, Elle stared at her wardrobe with narrowed eyes

So the bandage Duval had swaddled her hand in "Not particularly"

Aggravated by His Highness?

"Yes," Elle woodenly said, ad her less than impressive wound from her battle with the squirrel "For all that I bled you think this bite er"

Emele placed her hand on top of Elle’s and pushed it down so Elle looked up at her If you wish to get back at His Highness I have the perfect thing

"What is it?"

A dress

"A dress? How is a dress going to silence him?"

Just wait and see Come We will dress you for war

Elle doubted the success of E rooher estee the table with his free hand when Elle made her entrance Severin saw her and froze His hand slid out from under his chin and dropped to the table like a wet noodle He stood, his a as Elle walked to her chair

Emele’s selection was a dress made with the rose red brocade that had caused such a stir a It was an elegant creation that was fancier than any of her other dresses It was adorned with cloth folded and bunched to rese it the appearance of flower petals During the dress fitting Elle didn’t understand why everyone fawned over the e that Severin was s and that his servants were cunning to the highest degree, Elle suspected Severin’s favorite floas the classic rose

Judging by his stunned expression, Elle was right

For the triumphant occasion Emele had pinned Elle’s hair to the side of her head so her black hair hung over one shoulder Several cloth roses were pinned into Elle’s hair, continuing the flower theme

Elle sat down after a foot when she saw that Severin still wore a shocked look

Severin recovered, fixing his feline face in an unreadable expression "You look lovely," he said as he sat down

"Thank you," Elle smiled mischievously