Gavin nodded. "Of course. Tomorrow, you can take her out to a picnic lunch or go riding. I'll even call off the majority of her escorts to give the two of you some privacy. It won't be too much of a shock for her, she should be expecting it. I've drummed it into her that she'll most likely be married as part of a political union. And this whole affair is nothing more then politics. She might just be surprised it's you, that's all."<br/><br/>***********<br/><br/>As Diane passed through the gardens, she saw the Comtess and her hawk. She paused for a moment, thinking how beautiful and free the animal seemed. She made a mental note to talk to the Comtesses tomorrow. After all, her brother had certainly warmed up to them, and she felt it only fair she actually meet them. They, along with the Baroness Masako, were the only women she was given permission to talk to.<br/><br/>Moving on, she used the servant's stairs to make her way through the men's quarters towards the Loidite's room.