Itās the opening of season as Anthony, Kate, Benedict, Francesca, Hyacinth, Gregory, Violet, and an extremely disgruntled Eloise break their fast in the drawing room.
*Humboldt walks in with the latest copy of Lady Whistledown in hand making his way to Violet and Kate. The newly minted mother and daughter read the first pamphlet since the end of last season as their eyes widen in shock*
Violet: *trying and failing to sound calm* Anthony dear, might you know when your brother will be joining us?
Anthony: I havenāt the faintest idea Mother, he seemed quite tired after returning from his travels yesterday morning. Maybe he is sleeping.
Kate: *anxiously* Perhaps you should go and hasten him along.
Anthony: Oh for the love ofāāColin is a grown man. I will not go to his bedroom to wake him up!
Finally looking up from his newspaper he sees a strained look on Violetās face and a Whistledown pamphlet in Kateās hand.
Anthony: God in heaven, what has he done now?
Kate: It seems ⦠itās seems that Colin may have said something, well he said somethingāā
Anthony: *raising his eyebrows in annoyance* Spit it out Kate!
Kate: I ⦠well, it appears Lady Whistledown may have heard him say that he would never dream of courting Penelope Featherington.
Violet: And he had apparently said so in the company of multiple, eligible bachelors, at last seasonās Featherington Ball.
As the elder Bridgerton children hear the last of the details they begin to chime in.
Francesca: Now Anthony, calm down. I am sure that is not what Colin meanāā
Benedict: Well whatever else could he have meant Fran?!?
Francesca: *shooting an annoyed look at her brother and speaking in a hushed yell* You are not helping!
Benedict: Eloise, you are uncharacteristically silent. Are you and Miss Featherington not friends? Have you nothing to say?
Just as Eloise opened her mouth to respond Colin walked into the drawing room.
Colin: Good morning family! Now Hyacinth before you ask, I do have your gift however it may take until the end of the day to find it in my luggage, but my valet is on the case!
Looking up from his already full plate Colin was welcomed to the sight of his older siblings staring at him with worried looks, Kate with her face in her hands, his mother with an anxious smile, and Anthony looking angrier than he had seen him in years.
Colin: Is something the matter?
Anthony: *now seething with noticeable anger* Why yes something is the matter. Lady Whistledown has just informed the entire ton of your comments from the end of last season.
Colin: Whatever do you mean?
Anthony: Well, ACCORDING TO LADY WHISTLEDOWN YOU TOLD A ENTIRE GROUP OF MEN THAT YOU WOULD NEVER DREAM OF COURTING PENELOPE FEATHERINGTON!! Have you no care for her reputation, FOR HER FEELINGS COLIN!
Violet: Colin, just tell us that you did not say this.
Colin: Well ā¦
A chorus of groans and voices echoing out āoh noā and āColin!ā rang out in the drawing room.
Anthony: *whispering to Kate and his Mother* I am going to kill him.


















