'Trapped is not the term I would use Miss Allaway, we Greyback men do not tend to spend much time where we do not want to be' he jested. The families' insular nature was common knowledge, and it was a social truth that they ventured into society only when absolutely necessary. Murdock had more social duties than many of his siblings, his position of public prominence both within the DMLE and the Wizengemot meant that he was a more frequently out in company than many of his brothers, some of whom where content with their highland home and the company of their wives.

'there is no further need for apology Miss Allaway, at least not to me, although if you decide to murder my sister, then there may be some need of an apology, and I can assure you Miss Allaway that the honour is mine. If my sister had been more forthcoming in her planning I might have saved her the effort of her schemes and agreed to squire you this evening' he smiled, feeling much more at easy, not that the lady in question was not looking nearly so distressed as she had been previously.

'Or' he noted wryly, 'come up with something a bit more merry for us to do than a rather [i]dry[i] ball' he ventured, eager to know if the lady's personality was as unique as her striking appearance. 'Is this affair to your taste? or is there some other revelry that is your preference? he asked, having already tipped his own hand.

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