"This is insane!" Lord Janos roared. "We will not hear of this! It had never been done that way!"
"But also never had been forbidden. No one ever said we aren't allowed to present our adopted daughters for the selection." Lord Marcus reacted calmly.
"I believe we don't need to do that, Lord Marcus," this time it was the dowager. Voice hard and rigid. "We all know how important this is for everyone. Bringing in someone adopted to join isn't an option. I am afraid to say, but this is not acceptable."
Eduardo however, had simply been staring at her. Eyes wide with shock as he stood few inches from her. It was as though his mind was playing a game with him. That perhaps, he was imagining her being there. But then, Lord Marcus had introduced her with Regina, which he was sure was her name as
