12-15-2024, 12:37 AM
Eliot took note of the fact and nodded. "I think tonight has been a good start to whatever the gossipers might start, us alone in my grand house. Behind closed doors. But a few strategically planned dates in the new year to keep the tongues wagging before a simple annoucement followed by a short engagement and a private wedding?" Eliot wasn't sure what her family might want. "My family will be annoyed at the boldness of the union so quickly, and the private wedding they aren't allowed to publicize and use for their cause. But perhaps we can use it to ours. Your family will want something I'm sure. We want to appease both so they don't see through the alliance and cause undue issue. A strategic courtship. Are there any important events for you where you'll need an escort? We could attend one of the holiday performances at the Opera House, be seen in public enjoying the other's company in a less business oriented guise."