Chapter 8
JOHANNA BIT HER TONGUE.
By the Triune, that man made her angry. Somehow, he had managed to turn a civilised meal into a drinking party. She hated it that they were dragging Roald along. He did not normally drink, and they would have him under the table in no time. Who knew what damage he would do to her plans while he was drunk?
The men all got up and filed out of the room into the open doors of the garden room, where servants were hastily lighting lamps and dragging in a few chairs for those men for whom standing was going to be a problem.
Johanna remained at the table with the Duchess of Aroden and Baron Uti’s daughter. Duchess Aroden gave Baron Uti’s daughter a suspicious look and was rewarded with a scowl.
What a pair. Johanna couldn’t possibly have picked two less compa
