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Beatrice Beauregard steps forward, the patter of her dainty shoes on the tiles barely audible over the rushing of the water. "We have a Temple of the Lady of the Lake too, built on the same river as our Castle is built upon, though it is some way from the grounds."

Gareth's face lights up with keen interest. "There was quite the scandal leading up to it's construction, as I remember reading." 

Lot cuts his gaze to him, eyes narrowed in sudden alarm. He stands still, like a hunting dog catching whiff of prey, taut with tension and anticipation.

If there's any offense to be derived from Gareth's remark, the Beauregards do not pick up on it. Elaine tilts her head, confused more than anything else. "Was there?" she asks.