XVIII.

White sheets were still covering two chairs and a wooden tea table in a small living room before they settled in there. Regina removed them and lit a fire in the fireplace. She brought a bottle of wine and candles. "I usually sleep downstairs, in room meant for Cook, but you can choose whichever spare bedroom you like the best."

"Thanks", he replied. He had been procrastinating a question that's been bothering him the whole day. Adjusting a brave face, he spoke: "Why did we go to Rudolph's farm? What did you want to prove?"