With precise intent, Reinette placed her arm over Jack's. [Jack, she repeated within her mind. And then again, softening its harsh lines with the French pronunciation. But no, that did not suit him.
Her mouth would simply have to become accustomed to it.
"Louis' daughter is celebrating her birthday this evening. She is recently returned to France from overseas. She was betrothed a quite a young age and only recently married her husband has passed away. She wished for the rooms we are standing in now, though I received them. She will find some what to make her displeasure known this evening, I am sure."
Reinette lead the way from her rooms down the tiled corridor and towards the more public spaces of the palace.
"You," she decided. "Will do quite well I think. With the men and women both. Somehow I do not imagine you will object."
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Date: 2009-12-02 04:28 am (UTC)Her mouth would simply have to become accustomed to it.
"Louis' daughter is celebrating her birthday this evening. She is recently returned to France from overseas. She was betrothed a quite a young age and only recently married her husband has passed away. She wished for the rooms we are standing in now, though I received them. She will find some what to make her displeasure known this evening, I am sure."
Reinette lead the way from her rooms down the tiled corridor and towards the more public spaces of the palace.
"You," she decided. "Will do quite well I think. With the men and women both. Somehow I do not imagine you will object."