After breakfast the next day, Alina caught Marguerite just as she was about to leave.
"I promised to show you the gold thread technique," Alina said. "The east garden has good light at this hour. Come with me."
"I'd like that," Marguerite smiled.
They sat on the bench by the fountain. Marguerite took out a small floral pattern she had been working on since her arrival at Ravenmoor.
Alina demonstrated the technique to her. Marguerite watched her hands, asked questions, and tried it herself. Her first stitches were too tight, then too loose. Alina guided her again. Marguerite tried once more and succeeded.
"That's it," Alina said. "You've got it."
Alina then showed her how to finish the stitch when Lady Talbot appeared in the garden. She slowed down when she saw them. Her eyes moved from Alina's hands to Marguerite's embroidery to the gold thread glittering in the morning light.
