Chapter 169: Adjusting to Feelings

It was another place unfamiliar to Leonor but with one of their guards opening the door for them and her hand on Desmond's arm as he guided her forth, she felt fearless going into any situation. 

Since the dessert was mostly for Leonor and not Desmond, they ordered four different things to taste but all of them were her picks. However, the duke promised he would try a bite of each just because she didn't want to be the only one eating something. 

The last part of their day out was going out of the wall and to a lake nestled at the base of the mountain. It had a walking path around it and an old dock that went out onto the southern edge. Along the entirety of it were trees offering shade. Luckily the path itself wasn't hard to walk on so Leonor could do it easily despite the structured dress she wore. 

One of the guards set out a blanket for them to picnic on so they could eat dessert in total relaxation.