{ Athenadora recognizes that glint from her near-permanent companion, and adopts one herself }
We must demand both weekly— perhaps even daily, should we be bold, walks, and a renovation of this tower. How drab it can become!
[ Oh, Sulpicia so does enjoy causing a little mischief every now and then. It makes the days more bearable. And true, while most days she was content, there were some days that even Corin’s power could not dissuade her need for something new. ]
You have read my mind, sister mine. I would adore seeing outside these tower walls for a little while. We are far from porcelain dolls, I should think! Aro and Caius mean well, of course, but honestly— what do men truly know of a woman’s needs?