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Rubbing at her eyes, Adelaide slowly got to her feet. She brushed the grass from her gown, running a hand through her tangled mess of hair. A little while ago, she had heard that Rhia, her mother's sister, was coming to visit them at the castle and to pay her respects to Morgana. Now she could hear a cart in the distance and her suspicions were that it was Rhia and her family as she wasn't aware of any other guests who would be visiting the court. Sweeping her hair over one shoulder, she intended to walk through the gardens first, but the moment she rounded the corner, she almost tripped over a body led on the ground. Recognising the blonde hair almost immediately and exclaimed softly. "Kervall!" There was another man sat by the fountain, but for the moment she paid him no heed. Turning Kervall onto his front, she sat him up, making him lean against the fountain.

"You're drunk," She said almost instantly, frowning at him. If she hadn't been hurrying off to greet Rhia then she would have stayed with him to ensure he reached his chambers safely. "I have to go. You," She looked up to Ammon, giving him a hard look. "I charge you with ensuring that Kervall here reaches his chambers without harm. If anything happens to him, I will hold you personally to blame." Looking back to Kervall, her gaze softened. "When you've sobered up, come and visit me in my chambers. I have something for you." She gently kissed him on the forehead, squeezing his hand. After everything that had been said or done, there was no denying that she still felt something for him and in this vulnerable state there was no point trying to talk to him seriously. And she had never invited him to her chambers before. It was one place that she felt secure in and even Kervall had never stepped inside.

Standing, she released Kervall's hand and gave him a small smile. Without another word she left them at the fountain, curious as to who the man with Kervall had been. She'd never seen him around the castle before now and it struck her as somewhat odd that he should have been sat there with a drunken Kervall. However, she assumed there was nothing to worry about leaving the eldest Winsler in his hands, he looked as though he could half-carry him to his chambers if it came to it.

Turning another corner, she found herself confronted with a large cart, with many people gathered outside, exchanging greetings. Rhia stood amongst them, smiling. Her breath caught in her chest as she laid eyes upon the woman who looked so much like her mother that they could have easily passed for twins. Adelaide looked a lot like her mother in her looks, but nowhere near as close as Rhia did.

Stepping forwards, a smile crept onto Adelaide's face. She had always been fond of her mother's sister ever since she was a child, though they had never been overly close when she had lived in the court. When Rhia had left, it saddened Adelaide, but the woman had a life to lead and it appeared as though she now had a new member to her family, a baby that lay cradled in her arms. Her smile widened slightly as she hurried to greet them.

"Rhia...It is lovely to see you," Her voice sounded very formal, as she knew not how to address the woman with whom she had lived so long ago. But a small smile was upon her lips.