A long while later, Damian Winslow added, "What surprises me is how quickly you accepted Shalma. You were so agitated before, just like eight years ago. I thought you would never accept her, no matter what!"
Brielle Jennings's eyes flickered. "Perhaps I'm just getting old. I don't have the energy to stay stubborn about so many things anymore. By the way! Have you really not found a single clue regarding Shalma's background?"
Damian sighed softly. "The fact that we can't find a single clue is a problem in itself. Knowing Julius, he definitely investigated her background as well, likely with the same lack of results. Yet, he still let her marry into the Winslow family. It's an incredibly bold move."
"It seems we were all wrong before," Brielle murmured.
"Yes! Perhaps we were," Damian agreed.
On January 11th, in the distant city of Suthaven.
