Lottie suspected he was more angry about her opinion of his child rearing, but that didn't stop him from being a bastard to his daughter. Lottie knelt down beside Anne, took her hand, and tried to meet those sad eyes with her own.

"Anne, ye didn't beg. I dont care what yer father said. I gave you that corset. Someone has to take care of ye. Ye needn't cry."