Bᴇɴᴇᴅɪᴄᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴠɪᴏʟᴀ ᴀʀᴇ ᴡᴀʟᴋɪɴɢ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴀʀᴅᴇɴs, ɢᴇᴛᴛɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ. Asᴋɪɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀɴsᴡᴇʀɪɴɢ ᴘᴇᴄᴜʟɪᴀʀ ǫᴜᴇsᴛᴏɴs,
"ʏᴏᴜ'ᴠᴇ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ʀᴏᴅᴇ ᴀ ʜᴏʀsᴇ?'' ʙᴇɴᴇᴅɪᴄᴛ ʟᴀᴜɢʜs
"ɪᴛ's ɴᴏᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪ ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ, ɪ'ᴠᴇ ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏs ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴏᴄᴄᴜᴘɪᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴛʜɪɴɢs, sᴜᴄʜ ᴀs ᴀʀᴛ, ᴀs ʏᴏᴜ'ᴠᴇ sᴇᴇɴ...''
"ʏᴏᴜ'ʀᴇ sᴄᴀʀᴇᴅ ᴏғ ʜᴏʀsᴇs ᴀʀᴇɴ'ᴛ ʏᴏᴜ?'' ʜᴇ ʀᴇᴘʟɪᴇs ʙʟᴜɴᴛʟʏ
"...ғɪɴᴇ. ʏᴇs ɪ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀ ғᴇᴀʀ ᴏғ ʜᴏʀsᴇs. ᴡʜᴇɴ ɪ ᴡᴀs ʏᴏᴜɴɢᴇʀ, ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ 9, ᴏɴᴇ ɴᴇᴀʀʟʏ ᴛᴏᴏᴋ ᴍʏ ʜᴀɴᴅ ᴏғғ, ᴀɴᴅ ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴛʜᴇᴏᴅᴏʀᴀ's ғᴀᴜʟᴛ!''
"ᴡʜʏ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʙᴇ?''
"sʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ᴏɴᴇ ᴡʜᴏ ᴛᴏʟᴅ ᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀ ᴄᴜʀʟᴇᴅ ʜᴀɴᴅ, sʜᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴠɪɴᴄᴇᴅ ᴍᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴍᴀᴍᴀ ᴛᴏʟᴅ ʜᴇʀ ʜᴏᴡ ᴛᴏ ғᴇᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴏʀsᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴀs ʜᴏᴡ, ɪ ᴏɴʟʏ ғᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴏᴜᴛ ʟᴀᴛᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʜᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴜsᴛ ʙᴇ ғʟᴀᴛ, ʙᴜᴛ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇɴ ɪ ᴡᴀs ᴛᴏᴏ sᴄᴀʀᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ғᴇᴇᴅ ᴀ ʜᴏʀsᴇ ᴀɢᴀɪɴ, ʟᴇᴛ ᴀʟᴏɴᴇ ʀɪᴅᴇ ᴏɴᴇ''
Bᴇɴᴇᴅɪᴄᴛ ʟᴀᴜɢʜs, "ɪ ᴄᴀɴɴᴏᴛ ʙᴇʟɪᴇᴠᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴀᴜɢʜᴛᴇʀ ᴏғ ᴀɴ ᴇᴀʀʟ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴏᴜɴᴛᴇss ᴀɴᴅ ʏᴏᴜ ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ʜᴏᴡ ᴛᴏ ʀɪᴅᴇ ᴀ ʜᴏʀsᴇ, ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ sᴏ ᴜɴᴜsᴜᴀʟ ᴀɴᴅ ᴜɴᴘʀᴇᴅɪᴄᴛᴀʙʟᴇ, ɪ ᴍᴇᴀɴ ғᴏʀ ᴇxᴀᴍᴘʟᴇ, ᴍʏ ᴇɴᴛɪʀᴇ ғᴀᴍɪʟʏ ᴘʟᴀɴ ᴇᴠᴇɴᴛs ᴀɴᴅ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴇxᴀᴄᴛʟʏ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴀʀᴇ ᴅᴏɪɴɢ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇɴᴛɪʀᴇ ʏᴇᴀʀ, ᴀɴᴅ ʏᴏᴜ, ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ ᴏғ ᴀ ʜɪɢʜᴇʀ ʀᴀɴᴋ ʏᴇᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ʟᴇᴛ ғᴀᴛᴇ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ɪᴛ's ᴄʜᴀɴᴄᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴀɴ ᴅᴇᴄɪᴅᴇ ᴡᴇᴛʜᴇʀ ʏᴏᴜ ᴅᴏ ɴᴏᴛ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴏ sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ, ʏᴏᴜ ᴍᴀʀᴄʜ ᴛᴏ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴏᴡɴ ᴅʀᴜᴍ ᴀɴᴅ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ sᴏ ɪɴᴅᴇᴘᴇɴᴅᴀɴᴛ; ғʀᴀɴᴋʟʏ ɪ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ɪᴛ, ɪ ᴀᴅᴏʀᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ǫᴜᴀʟɪᴛʏ ᴏғ ʏᴏᴜʀs. I ᴡɪsʜ ɪ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ʟɪᴋᴇ ʏᴏᴜ, ᴠɪᴏʟᴀ.''
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Aʟsᴏ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴀʀᴅᴇɴs, ᴅᴀᴘʜɴᴇ ᴘᴀᴄᴇs ᴀᴄʀᴏss ᴛʜᴇ ɢʀᴀss, ᴡᴇᴀʀɪɴɢ ᴀ ʀᴀᴠɪsʜɪɴɢ sᴋʏ ʙʟᴜᴇ ɢᴏᴡɴ.
"ᴡʜᴀᴛᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴀʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴅᴏɪɴɢ?'' ᴀɴ ᴇxᴛʀᴇᴍᴇʟʏ ᴘᴏsʜ ғᴇᴍɪɴɪɴᴇ ᴠᴏɪᴄᴇ ᴄᴀʟʟs ʙᴇʜɪɴᴅ ʜᴇʀ.
ᴅᴀᴘʜɴᴇ ᴛᴜʀɴs ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ɢʀᴇᴇᴛᴇᴅ, ɴᴏᴛ ʙʏ ᴀ ᴡᴏᴍᴀɴ, ʙᴜᴛ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴜɴᴡᴇʟᴄᴏᴍᴇ ʟᴏʀᴅ ʙᴇʀʙʀᴏᴏᴋᴇ, ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ʜᴇʀ ᴜᴛᴛᴇʀʟʏ sᴛᴜᴘɪᴅ ʙʀᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴀɴᴛʜᴏɴʏ ʜᴀs ᴀᴄᴄᴇᴘᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴅᴀᴘʜɴᴇ's ғɪᴀɴᴄᴇ́ ᴡɪᴛʜᴏᴜᴛ ʜᴇʀ ᴄᴏɴsᴇɴᴛ.
"ɴɪɢᴇʟ ɴᴏᴛ ɴᴏᴡ.'' sʜᴇ ᴘʟᴇᴀᴅs
"ɴɪɢᴇʟ? ᴀʀᴇ ᴡᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴅʀᴏᴘ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴏɴᴏʀɪғɪᴄ sᴏ sᴏᴏɴ?'' ʜᴇ sᴍɪʀᴋs, "ᴀɴᴅ ɪ sᴜᴘᴘᴏsᴇ ᴀs ʏᴏᴜʀ ʜᴜsʙᴀɴᴅ--''
"ʏᴏᴜ ᴡɪʟʟ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ʙᴇ ᴍʏ ʜᴜsʙᴀɴᴅ.'' ᴅᴀᴘʜɴᴇ ɪɴᴛʀᴜᴅᴇs, "ɪ ᴡɪʟʟ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴍᴀʀʀʏ ʏᴏᴜ. Mʏ ʙʀᴏᴛʜᴇʀ...ʜᴇ ᴍᴀᴅᴇ ᴀ ᴍɪsᴛᴀᴋᴇ''
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RomanceI've been obsessed with him since I started watching, his cute facial expressions and mannerisms, how could I not? Viola Hartley and her family move from the North of England to London after the death of her father, the Earl of Northumberland. As a...
