She was certain of a few things right at that moment as the carriage rolled to a stop in front of home. Or what would be home for only another hour, perhaps, if things went the way she was certain they were going to go. She had a lot of answering to do to both men, for one had grown curious and the other had no idea to what extent things had snowballed. What she wasn't certain of was what was going to happen next.

Assuming he helped her out of the carriage, she made her way carefully into the house, leading the earl inside and gesturing, with her head for him to follow her through the house until they located Tristan. "There is something you should know and... both of you should," she said as they moved through the house toward the Study where she thought he might be.

Once at the door, she rapped lightly on the frame to get his attention. "His Lordship is here... He has urged me to come to you." Her voice was soft and a little timid. She was wringing her hands nervously.