Chapter 67 A Mother's Ambition

"Who's that girl?"

"That's the daughter of the Deputy of the Sovereign's Works. Quite a clever poet, they say. Unlucky to have her work ruined."

"And the one who ruined it?"

"No idea. She came with the Duchess of Grimwood, didn't she?"

"I saw the whole thing. Looked intentional to me. Maybe the Duchess put her up to it..."

"I heard the Duchess used to be close with the Crown Prince..."

The whisper