"Then you should do it, Lady Marian."
To say her words fell in a pit of silence would not be enough, rather it seemed like everyone had lost their voices, Marian included. But none more worse than her own mother.
Aurora continued to smile with a smile, knowing the girl could not see how serious she was being due to the mask so smiling was the best she could do. And she had to explain herself.
"Women seldom get the opportunity to do what they actually want without being rushed for marriage, so if marriage is not what you actually want, why not do what you actually want, hmm?"
Aurora knew exactly why she could not. She could also understand Marian's silence to her question. Because her question was not directed to Marian, but her parents. Her father to be precise.
