I asked slightly, "Am I her adopted orphan?"

He nodded and looked at me and Jordan in silence for a moment. Then he said, "No wonder your Father Astley betrothed you to the boy Jordan."

"Grandpa, just say what you have to say, and don't mind other things like this." Grace Cross was impatient and urged Grandpa Dominic Cross to open his mouth for a moment.

After a pause, Grandpa Dominic said, "I don't know much about this Cynthia girl. I know her because Father Astley was there. I only knew that she was from the capital later on because of some things. I went to live in Primrose alone....