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Catalina has arranged for foreign tutors for her boys, and has set them to studying with a firm hand. They now learn Latin grammar, Greek, mathematics, history, and perhaps most significantly, comportment of the upper classes.
Catalina is determined that her family will make up for a lack of notable breeding with incomparable education, precise manners, and the best connections - however obtained.
Far from the submissive little mouse Baron Nothwood had anticipated, Reyna is much more of a curious cat with a scheming streak. Oh, she can play the part until lovely little Jem is old enough to wed, and even until the baron’s death if need be. But she can taste the freedom and power in her future.
Today, she has decided to get a glimpse of that future. She has cajoled Jem into seeking out a fortune teller.
It all seemed like a fun adventure when she spoke of it, but now Jem’s nervous nature is making him leery of something that could be considered heresy, or worse, witchcraft.
Alys and Kitt have become regular playmates, and have made a game of slipping out from underneath the watch of the governess and fleeing into the gardens or elsewhere.
The new year brings the opening of the Duke’s Theatre, a great success by all accounts, save the duchess. Unsurprisngly, Elysabet, who grows more reserved and conservative with each passing year, does not enjoy the spectacle of it.
The rest of the court pays little mind, though, entranced by the acrobats, conjurers, and musicians. In future, there are elaborate plays planned, and Jocelyn hopes to lure great artists to Illyria.
As the first of the two friends to be married, Isa still relishes the opportunity to explain the great wisdom she has gained through her few short years as a wife. Mayrie is green with envy, and desperately wishes her father would take more interest in arranging a match for her. Instead, Walden merely chuckles when she brings up the subject, and bids her wait until she is older.
