Ahead of the Storm - Day 8

Sasserine, Six Months Ago

Oh, what terrible news has come my way... my only daughter Lavinia, to be married to that slimy brute, Anzak Guildenstern. I can't imagine this union ending with anything other than tears and tragedy.

She's still so young, only 22... with her whole life left ahead of her. Why rush into a mistake like this and ruin her entire future? Surely she doesn't think that a violent man like that is capable of treating her well... earning a respectable income... helping raise children?!

Whatever happened to that Elmhirst boy... Gustave. Now HE would have made a fine husband for her, far more polite and civilized. I always liked him.

I'll see what I can do to convince Lavinia to have a change of heart - the wedding's still six months away, there's always hope that she'll come to her senses by then.

Because otherwise... I fear to think it. In my gut, I just know that this will not end well for them... or for any of us.

Gods, why have you cursed our family like this?