397 Accountability (1)

"Alessandra, I missed you at breakfast," Hazel said when she met with Alessandra on the stairs. She, Linda, and Alfred were puzzled by Alessandra and Edgar not attending breakfast with them. She considered Alessandra lucky to have probably been still asleep after a heated reunion with Edgar. "I needed your presence to help me wait for Tobias's return. You have a way of brightening up a room. Is everything alright?"

"Edgar is not well because he left without a coat. It was bound to happen at some point. Alfred has sort of taken over caring for Edgar," said Alessandra.