Chapter 51

Elinor slowly walked down the stairs trying to ignore the aches in her body and the lightheadedness that still overcame her whenever she moved a bit longer than a few minutes. Louis circled an arm around her waist helping her down the stairs taking off most of her weight off her feet.

“I’m fine,” She said,

“Save your words for your mother, she’s going to need to hear your voice,” Louis responded and she sighed,

“You’re angrier at me than you are at your assailers,” He said with a smirk

“Well, things must be going your way now,” She said referring to his fall from favor with the public opinion.

“I would have said that, but things are getting far more troublesome than I would appreciate. I have a feeling that this won’t be the end of it,” He told her.

“Is this why you’re trying to find an alliance?” She asked

“I am not trying to find an alliance. I am merely doing my duty as the next heir of my family’s title. The dutchy is going to need an heir soon, otherwise, I know a few family memb