Chapter 206: Knowing When to Speak
Lyria's POV
Sally blinked at me as though she had not quite understood the question.
Or perhaps she simply wished to pretend she had not.
"What?" she repeated.
I looked at her calmly.
"Do not pretend y-you have developed a hearing ailment all of a sudden," I said mildly. "You heard me perfectly well."
The room grew still.
I folded my hands neatly atop my lap.
"I merely wished to know whether y-you are now acting as Duke Thorncrest's spokesperson."
Sally laughed nervously at once.
It was not convincing.
Her eyes darted immediately toward Diana and Theresa as though searching for rescue.
Diana stepped forward first, exactly as I expected she would.
"Your Highness misunderstands," she said carefully. "Sally merely spoke upon what is already common knowledge."
I tilted my head slightly.
"Is that so?"
"Yes, Your Highness."
"How fascinating."
Diana hesitated.
I shifted my gaze toward her fully then.
