Noble ladies are expected to exhibit emotional restraint!
A Lady of House de Lanark maintains a dignified demeanor at all times!
Displays of romantic affection are immodest for the noble ladies of Emoria!
Defying those expectations and more, Adela, lying in bed, held a pillow over her head and cried her eyes out.
She didn't hear the knocks on the door, but she didn't flinch when she felt the mattress on her bed shifting. Surely, Baroness Frieda had been notified of the noises coming from Adela's room by a passing maid. Even though it was the middle of the night, Frieda must have come to comfort her.
Pull yourself together...