Lady Sophia closed her eyes for a bit, feeling the evening breeze lightly on her face and hair. She gave a small smile, feeling a sort of relief, despite the struggles she knew she had. The weather was beautiful as she stood in the balcony, and the view too. The river crashing slowly, the sun setting above the horizon, Alexander standing by the bank, his hand holding on to the reins of a horse, his eyes lightly squinted, his brows drawn.
He seemed to be enjoying it still, despite his neutral expression and she could tell from how he let his hair loose, his robe gently flying with the wind.
It was not yet the time he had promised and she could see him grooming his horse, although there was no explanation for why he had chosen to come here to do it. Normally, the grooming would have been d
