A little, but I have not seen him in thirty years so- it's more the same upset that I would have if I found a fly in my coffee.

[ Her own wry twist at humor to hide the ache. She'd adored him. He taught her much of what it was to be a good noble, to be certain of her station but not a complete ass. To lose that at such an age-

It wasn't devastating, but it had left its mark. ]

Perhaps. But just as I did not fail because of what I am- you do not deserve to be told you are less because of what you are or what you have done.

[ With Robert- it is still not something she is comfortable discussing. She hasn't told many of him, of what happened. ]