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Just like in the letter, the duke really came to our mansion with an army of his personal servants and towers of gifts. In just one day the face of the mansion had changed, It had already started to look a lot more prestigious. My parents were the ones who welcomed him and I remained in my room. The maids were extra cautious of my looks now. They started to take care of my skin even more and I was dolled up every day. I barely had time to go meet Bronze or to play around because I was constantly under the surveillance of my parents. 

But the thought of being engaged made me all excited and thus made me forget about the things that I used to do before the news was broken to me. 

After two days my mother visited me in my room. She seemed as if she was holding onto her tears when I played an eye on her. She came to me and sat by my side and started to stroke my hair. After a few moments of silence, she spoke.