He Sings a Love Song As We Go Along

[Adella Calendar]

The smile that lit up her features was probably bordering on lunacy and she knew it, so Dell tried to tone it down a little bit. She accepted the assistance into the sleigh as gracefully as she could muster, given heaving skirts and a cloak weighing her down, but once she was settled she left plenty of room for Mr. Calendar to join her. Thankfully Mrs. Haynes seemed more than content to place herself with the driver of the sleigh, which worked very well for Adella. Today was exactly what she'd needed to clear her mind a refocus on the positive things in her life.

"I'm sure it's lovely. Preparing for visitors can be a bit of a nuisance, but once they're there I always find it nice to have the company." When she knew they were coming, though that amendment she kept to herself in an effort to keep those thoughts from the forefront of her mind. "Do you have a lot of brothers?" Dell realized she didn't know much about Philip's family, though she knew the opposite was probably not true; she tended to ramble about her own when given the chance.

Finding herself rather cozy at the moment to boot, she was able to stay in the present, perfectly content, despite the little bit of a shiver that ran down her spine. Merlin it was a bit chilly today! Her smile widened as the sleigh started off through the snow. "This is positively enchanting." She sighed happily, pulling the sleigh's blanket to cover her skirts a little bit and keep the breeze from freezing her toes right off.