"Galina, would you go so far as to make your underage grand-niece kiss your lover just to tease me?"
Megan, trembling with anger, pointed at the Duchess, who smiled and corrected her:
"Although Little Angelina is small and slender, she is already of age. Besides, I didn't force her; she might even thank me for it."
"You..."
"Megan, there's no need to be so upset. You've been hiding your identity and eyeing my knight. What's wrong with me giving you a little surprise? By the way, Shard had nothing to do with this; he always wanted me to give it up."
"I know it has nothing to do with him. Now that I think about it, his strange behavior can be explained. So it's all because of you... we agreed that we are all members of the Council, all sisters?"
Megan took a few deep breaths to calm her emotions. Miss Galina chuckled and said:
