For one blessed afternoon, Morray isn't expected anywhere and he isn't expecting anyone. His servants have been dismissed from this wing and he's settled in his study - not actually working or even studying, but after the surreal week he's had, he's more than ready to shut the door on everyone else and unwind.
He so rarely relaxes here, and it's
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"I'm really sorry to have interrupted you, Baron," she's apologizing already, cheeks flushed, countenance bright and pleased with--something. Teo really does suppress a lot of herself on a day-to-day basis at the castle, and at court, but in situations like these it comes out more completely.
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"You strike me as genuinely repentant," he drawls, inviting her to sit before he does.
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"Well, I could have waited; however, I found something new out quite recently, and it looks like this lead in particular is one we really ought to pursue."
Since the other two went dead, she's pretty happy about this.
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Morray watches his quiet afternoon alone go up in smoke, ruefully, and waves a hand for her to go on. "What is it?"
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