The potential for embarrassment felt less pressing to Noble; lots of families had lists. There might be different reasoning, but lots of families were trying desperately to get their daughters married off.

"We don't necessarily have to write it down," Noble said; privately he was thinking that he could keep it in his workshop, but he also didn't want any of his family finding it or having a reason to go in there. "But we will need some sort of guest list for Grace's coming out eventually."

Merlin help them when that came around.

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