( She would correct him if she knew -- Archduke Elwin Rosfield was a kind man, who cared for her as if she was a member of his family. He likely would have continued to do so until she was married off to some other noble or, if Jill had been truly lucky, married to one of his sons. That he was beheaded in a coup partly organized by his wife brought an unfortunate end to her wardship, and the invasion by the Ironblood an end to her freedom. )
I am. For all that our time here in Thorne is what it is, that Clive is here is a gift and a blessing I will never be able to repay.
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