<div style="text-align: justify;">Lake Palace, Verston, two days from court.<br/><br/>Life inside Lake Palace was a pleasant one. Sir Jonas and Lady Megan were good parents, their children got along well, and there was plenty to do around their property. There was room for fishing, a large library, a ballroom, and hunting grounds nearby. All in all, it was a good and interesting life. The only problem that made the family's life slightly difficult was a quarrel with the closest neighbors. For some reason, the Haydens and the Savilles did not get along well. There was some bad blood between the patriarchs of the two houses, and the feeling had dripped down to the younger generations.<br/><br/>The young women of the Saville family, though, did not think much about the trouble between the two families. While young Peter was concerned about the enmity, the two girls lived a sheltered life, not expecting that bad blood to affect their charmed lives. Oh, how wrong they were. And they would learn of it very soon.<br/><br/>That morning, having started sunny and not too windy, had seen all the Saville children outside the house. Even Elizabeth, who usually spent long hours inside, had received permission to join her siblings on the outside. As the weather was pleasant, the three siblings had gathered not far from the house for a picnic, and were enjoying themselves that way when they heard the sound of horses coming near the property.<br/><br/>The three siblings stood up at once and waited, Peter seemingly worried, and the two girls, merely curious. Neither of them, though, was aware that their lives were about to change.</div>