He was looking at Lady Rose as he spoke and the expression in her eyes surprised Valona.
She thought the Marquis looked very handsome as he came aboard.
She found it rather surprising that there was not at least an older lady to accompany them. Her mother had expected there to be a husband and wife from the Palace entourage in Larissa and that they would be present to welcome them officially on behalf of the King.
The Marquis glanced over his shoulder in order to make sure that the door was closed and no one was listening.
“What I have arranged, Arthur, is for messages to be sent to me at every port at which we call.”
“Are we calling at any ports?” asked the Duke. “It is the first I have heard of it.”
“That is what I have arranged and I thought it rather bright of me. It will make
