"You and Anne would be better off avoiding them," said Corrie, not looking up from his book. "No contact, no problems."
"That's probably for the best, though I'm not sure how well that would work." There was a certain etiquette that had to be followed when meeting with other nobles, even if the parties involved were directly related to one another. To ignore the presence of two dukes and their sons would likely cause offence. "Well, there's still a decent amount of time before they arrive, so I'll give it some more thought towards the end of spring."
"Lucian's sake," muttered Jaden, jumping up and patting down his backside. "This log is still so wet." Looking at Alistar, he said, "How long are you gonna watch us shiver before you get rid of all this moisture?"
