[Darien twitched at that. Oh, no, had the poor girl's father passed away or something?]
- Oh - I'm so sorry, Miss...
[Rini gulped.]
No, no, you don't have to be sorry! And...Um...You're not so much like Papa as I thought, anyway.
[And then she made herself grin.]
- You're much younger, just for one thing....
[Lady Beryl humphed at that - She really didn't want to be reminded of Lord Darien's age and the age difference between them, right now, to be frank.]
... Rini, Rini- Just go back to your Nanny now, all right!?
[And then she sighed a bit.]
- What if they call for you early, and you aren't there?
[Rini rolled her eyes, then.]
If they call for me, they'd expect you to be with me, wouldn't they? Mother?
...But I should go, I suppose...
[And then she smiled at at Darien, though the smile did look a bit fake.]
It was good to meet you, Lord Darien - Fare you well!
[And she gave him a strangely proper curtsy, and went back the way she came, stamping on the ground the whole while, and kicking at some of the flowers sometimes.]
[Beryl watched her go, sighing.]
...Ugh... You know, Lord Darien - I love that girl to pieces, but...
[And then she turned around, theratically.]
- She's so annoying, sometimes - Was I really that bad when I was young?
[And then she grimanced, comically.]
...And then I remember she'd going to be grown up before I know it, and she's going to get married or something, and then one day, she's going to say "Oooh, Mother! You're going to be a Grandmother now, isn't that wonderful!?!?"
And I'll have to grin and bare it, and...
[Lord Darien nearly burst out laughing, watching her antics.]
...Oh, Lady Beryl, don't worry about it - I'm sure you'll still be beautiful and striking, even if you do become a grandmother!
[And inside Gwendolen's room...]
[Gwendolen nodded, grudgingly.]
Oh, all right, all right, Mother - I'll try to think about what you said.
[And then she sighed, and hugged her Mother again.]
...I...I think I should go and check out this school, now that I'm here...
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Date: 2014-02-01 03:17 am (UTC)[Outside in the gardens]
[Rini looked terribly sad at that.]
No, um...My Papa...
[Darien twitched at that. Oh, no, had the poor girl's father passed away or something?]
- Oh - I'm so sorry, Miss...
[Rini gulped.]
No, no, you don't have to be sorry! And...Um...You're not so much like Papa as I thought, anyway.
[And then she made herself grin.]
- You're much younger, just for one thing....
[Lady Beryl humphed at that - She really didn't want to be reminded of Lord Darien's age and the age difference between them, right now, to be frank.]
... Rini, Rini- Just go back to your Nanny now, all right!?
[And then she sighed a bit.]
- What if they call for you early, and you aren't there?
[Rini rolled her eyes, then.]
If they call for me, they'd expect you to be with me, wouldn't they? Mother?
...But I should go, I suppose...
[And then she smiled at at Darien, though the smile did look a bit fake.]
It was good to meet you, Lord Darien - Fare you well!
[And she gave him a strangely proper curtsy, and went back the way she came, stamping on the ground the whole while, and kicking at some of the flowers sometimes.]
[Beryl watched her go, sighing.]
...Ugh... You know, Lord Darien - I love that girl to pieces, but...
[And then she turned around, theratically.]
- She's so annoying, sometimes - Was I really that bad when I was young?
[And then she grimanced, comically.]
...And then I remember she'd going to be grown up before I know it, and she's going to get married or something, and then one day, she's going to say "Oooh, Mother! You're going to be a Grandmother now, isn't that wonderful!?!?"
And I'll have to grin and bare it, and...
[Lord Darien nearly burst out laughing, watching her antics.]
...Oh, Lady Beryl, don't worry about it - I'm sure you'll still be beautiful and striking, even if you do become a grandmother!
[And inside Gwendolen's room...]
[Gwendolen nodded, grudgingly.]
Oh, all right, all right, Mother - I'll try to think about what you said.
[And then she sighed, and hugged her Mother again.]
...I...I think I should go and check out this school, now that I'm here...