Charles had finished overseeing a duel a couple minutes ago and was thankfully done for the day but there were still duels going on. He'd hoped to catch at least the tail end of Miss Lestrange's duel but was dismayed to find she too had finished for the day. He liked to think she wouldn't have left already and not said a word and so he was looking about the ballroom for her, that is until his mother's voice interrupted him. He turned to face her with a warm smile but it started to vanish as soon as he absorbed what she was saying.
Miss Lestrange was perfect, there was no conceivable scenario in which his mother wouldn't be delighted with her. Was there? She was jesting he thought but it made him uneasy. If his mother disapproved of Miss Lestrange for some reason not only would it be unexpected but he'd probably have a constitutional crisis. "Well I'm not marrying her for her dueling aptitude, Mama." He blanched as soon as he finished speaking. He'd only meant to match her jovial tone and hopefully get her to say something positive about Miss Lestrange so he didn't have to worry she didn't approve, he hadn't meant to say marrying like he'd already proposed. Charles had at least sought and been granted permission from all the relevant parties now but he hadn't formally asked. When he did propose his mother would be the first to hear of it, that is if he didn't drop in to tell her on his way there.
Miss Lestrange was perfect, there was no conceivable scenario in which his mother wouldn't be delighted with her. Was there? She was jesting he thought but it made him uneasy. If his mother disapproved of Miss Lestrange for some reason not only would it be unexpected but he'd probably have a constitutional crisis. "Well I'm not marrying her for her dueling aptitude, Mama." He blanched as soon as he finished speaking. He'd only meant to match her jovial tone and hopefully get her to say something positive about Miss Lestrange so he didn't have to worry she didn't approve, he hadn't meant to say marrying like he'd already proposed. Charles had at least sought and been granted permission from all the relevant parties now but he hadn't formally asked. When he did propose his mother would be the first to hear of it, that is if he didn't drop in to tell her on his way there.