When the Harristone family got down from the carriage to enter their home, ignoring the whisperings and murmurings coming from the neighbors who had gathered in front of their gate to know what had happened, Belle was the first one to get down once the coachman pulled the door open for them. Without waiting for her aunt, she went inside the house, closing the door with a loud bang.
However, Mrs. Harristone turned to face the coachman, who was the only person to accompany them home this time. The woman looked at the man, who was dressed in a long black coat with buttons that lined it from top to bottom, bearing the Lycandria crest.
"Please, when you do see my niece, urge her to write to us. I beg of you," the woman pleaded, even before the coachman could enter the carriage and ride back to where he had come from. To her, the man looked elderly, and she was sure he would take pity on her.
