"So, you lost."
Early Thursday morning during breakfast, Shard suddenly said this to Luviya, who had just sat down beside him at the dining table while reading the newspaper.
Miss Diviner blinked in bewilderment:
"What do you mean lost? Are you saying my breakfast isn't as good as Dorothy's? Oh, Shard, I've been practicing a lot..."
Shard hurriedly said:
"No, no, what are you talking about? I equally respect and admire every girl willing to make breakfast for me, and sincerely thank and love all of you."
These words made Luviya blush a little, but at least her expression turned into a smile:
"So where did I lose?"
"Last night, halfway through, didn't you insist that I put Mia in the wardrobe? Before going to bed, you didn't say that; when I suggested testing your opinion about Mia not going to the wardrobe, you said it wouldn't bother us. But look, even you aren't used to being watched by it."
