Anthony replied with utmost confidence, "I don't believe it! How could Caroline, who loves me so much, bear to tear my mouth?"
The person on the other end of the phone was Eleanor Gower, an older sister who grew up playing with Anthony. The Gower Family and the Taylor Family have been family friends for generations, with their ancestors going to Derry Kingdom from Flame City together.
The relationship between the two families has remained extremely friendly over the years. The children of both families are as close as siblings. If Frederick Taylor had not deliberately hidden Anthony's gender, Anthony would have long been married into the Gower Family as Eleanor Gower's sister-in-law.
"You bring your mouth over here and see if I dare to tear it." Eleanor Gower would actually hesitate to tear Anthony's mouth; she's always treated him as another beloved younger brother and has always protected her two younger brothers. How could she bully this youngest brother?
