She'd made it! Sera carefully hid her relief. "Thank you, Father," she said dutifully. "I will report back after dinner." The maid returned with his tea, and Sera collected herself and took this as a dismissal. Once she left the office, she went upstairs to work feverishly at her new journal for the rest of the day — she was going to have to be very careful to keep her notes Father-appropriate for the rest of the Season, or continue the second journal!

She had never expected him to take an interest in her life as a debutante — certainly Sera had never had a close relationship with either of her parents before this year. She was almost charmed, even if it meant that her notes were going to have to be obscured.