“Men’s interests run far and wide, Your Highness. That’s why we’ve accomplished a great many things.” “A great many things you say,” Theodore says with raised eyebrows. “Do tell, whoever you are, what has a man accomplished that is so great in your astute opinion?” Stig shuffles his feet before her unwavering stare and clears his throat. “Why, everything, of course. That’s why men run this world.” An almost unbearable silence follows until, without looking up from the book she’s scanning, Idalia cracks a laugh. Theodore looks first at Idalia and then back at Stig, sending him a cool smile.
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