"The duke is not back yet?" Evenly asked, realizing immediately why her friend looked like she hadn't gotten any sleep and was looking for Rav.
Belle gave a nod. "He's not. Is Rav in his room?" she asked.
As if on cue, before Evenly could reply, Rav came out of his chamber and walked toward them. He greeted Belle with a bow, but his eyes shifted to Evenly, and a faint color settled on both their faces. Belle couldn't help but notice the look they shared.
Could it be that they had both shared a room? she thought suspiciously and hopefully at the same time, as she would have liked more than anything for Evenly to find someone who would love her for who she was. And who else could do that better than Rav, the man she had noticed many times being attentive to the other woman when they were in Aragonia?
