"You look like a prisoner," Blair insulted. 
"And yet despite being so green you could pass as a toad, you're still beautiful," Clayton shot right back. 
"I may puke on you," she warned dryly. 
"Blair, go sit with Derbie and Lady Ban if you can't at least try to be decent," Alaric interjected.
"Wait, Derbie's already Courting someone?" Clayton sounded astonished.
Alaric sighed, "I had hoped he'd find love, but is it wrong that I also hoped it wouldn't be the one hysterical Lady that Debuted?"
"She was screaming at the Debut?" Gavin asked, confused.
"No, she fainted," Blair corrected, "something that men believe they can't do but somehow passing out is allowed."
"Hard to see why there are no Suitors chasing your hand Blair, you're like a cold wind...in an outhouse," Clayton's insult might have hurt if Blair hadn't already burned all the Letters of Intent sent for her. 
"Just wait Clayton, all manner of opportunists are going to chase you like a lion does a wounded gazelle," Blair reminded snidely. "You became the most eligible bachelor and now that you're back do you really think you'll make it through the Season untouched?"
"You are an Earl now Clayton," Gavin helpfully pointed out, as if anyone could forget. 
"Not until after Alphonse's funeral," he corrected with obvious grief. 
"Sorry," Gavin mumbled.
"Since you're here, why don't we collect the love birds and go have an early supper in town?" Alaric suggested. 
"If you don't mind a Wignell amongst you Briggs," he agreed readily enough. 
"Why are you walking so funny, did a horse kick you in the ass?" Blair demanded as Clayton's odd gait stood out.
"Blair," Alaric's tone was a warning, but since she was an adult there wasn't much he could do.
"I spent the last six months at sea, I'm used to the waves still," Clayton explained, not at all put out. 
"Pirate," Blair insulted.
"Trophy," Clayton shot back, knowing her well enough to know how to get under her skin.
"Go get Derbie," Alaric barked at her so Blair turned on her heel to do just that.
Oblivious to the world, and society watching, Derbie was sitting on a picnic blanket with Lady Ban, and they were both reading different books, looking almost as if they weren't even aware of each other. But then Blair witness it as they both put their bookmarks in, then took turns catching the other up on what was happening in their 온라인카지노게임. It was adorable, and even though she was still nauseatingly hungover, Blair couldn't help but smile. She was glad Derbie was finding love; maybe if Alaric got married she would look less appealing as her brother's current Heir. Like her looked, Blair's economic value was a huge draw for many Suitors so she was planning to wait until after Alaric was wed to worry about her own nuptials.
"Lady Ban, Derbie, we're going to go grab supper with Lord Clayton," Blair could use honorifics, and often chose to only to make people uncomfortable. 
Her interruption had both quickly getting to their feet, and Blair smirked as her little brother rushed to fold the blanket up. "Thank you for the invitation Lady Briggs," Lady Ban was unceasingly polite. 
"I will insist you call me Blair and drop all this Lady nonsense soon," Blair warned with a friendly smile. "But Alaric's head may explode if I do that today."