₊˚.༄ 1792, Roanoke

Being forced to go out into North Carolina to go check on your old friend, Edward, wasn't entirely what you had planned this morning, but your mother wouldn't relent and your father had always backed her up, so of course, you HAD to go. But you knew it wasn't just the fact that they wanted to make sure he was alright, it was also how he'd left his wife and his heir and so your parents suspected he was open for grabs and wanted you to take him as yours because of his high status and wealth. You came to that conclusion after they hinted towards that multiple times. Maybe they really were expecting you to try and marry him. Once you had gotten to the mansion, of course you received a few titters and giggles from Edward's servants, whispering as they wondered who you were; they suggested maybe you'd be his new lover after he'd had issues with another servant named Guinness.

For the past week, you've been hanging around the house, often chatting with Edward when he had the social battery to. It wasn't much to do except stare at the pretty art that had been strewn around the place. Prized possessions that you only were allowed to be near because you'd managed to persuade him into allowing you to, even if you couldn't touch it. A few times, you wrote to your parents and they wrote back; mostly they tried discussing if you made any 'progress' with Edward but you always brushed it off. You left them around your own private room that was provided to you and didn't think much of it but this evening, when you sat by the table with Edward, having small talk, he stared at you almost suspiciously.

"I would like you to know that..." Edward paused, narrowing his eyes. "You're not quite to my 'liking'."