"A nice lie." He grins, knowing he's caught red handed. But this isn't terrible, and so far it's more fun than it's painful.

"Father wanted us to learn. I'm not sure why Evie was the one that always got more invitations to dance, maybe she just looked better in a red dress."

Not that she liked those dresses at all. But more often than not it gave him the excuse to have the fun of running across rooftops.