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“To calm the raging masses, we need Lord Walsrock. He became their voice in parliament and apparently, they will listen to him. However, we can’t get Lord Walsrock because he is being charged with instigating the crowds in the first place, an accusation he vehemently denies.”
“And do you believe him, Father? Do you believe he didn’t incite any protests as the papers are claiming?”
Her father took a deep breath before answering.
“The Marquess is many things—an intelligent gentleman, an eloquent speaker, and a cunning politician. But what he is not is a troublemaker. No, I do not believe he incited the masses to protest. Either the detectives have built a wrong case against him or someone is pulling the strings from behind the scene,” her father answered.
She exhaled the breath she didn’t know she’d been holding. Her father’s response put her at ease in more ways than one.
“So what do we do about the protests?” she asked, being careful not to reveal that her true intentions were for the Marquess and his safety.
“We? No, daughter. I am going to confer with some of my colleagues on how best to manage this situation. You, on the other hand, are going to get back to preparations for your wedding. Speaking of wedding, didn’t you tell me this morning that you were on your way to Lord Rockgonie’s manor?” her father asked.
“I was. But when I heard about the protests, I didn’t think it was safe for just me and Elsa to be out on the streets by ourselves,” she responded.
Her father gave brief thought to the matter before deciding to add some male servants to her entourage.
“Go see your betrothed as planned. No harm will befall you, not while I remain the Earl of Somerholm,” her father vowed, causing a smile to spread across her lips.
