six sentence sunday

oh god, it has been too long since i had six new sentences to share on a six sentence sunday. to take full advantage; six sentences from the latest chapter of Roses and Lavender, which i wrote yesterday (or the day before?)

"There is an understanding amongst the senior ministers that we are to have arrangements in place for your coronation as close to the date of your coming-out ball as possible."

A leaden weight lined Kit's stomach. Oddly enough, not at the thought of the coronation; he had thought that when the moment finally came, it would completely eclipse all his other worries. "And so the matter of my alignment becomes even more pressing."

The Duke smiled again, spreading over his face like the proverbial cat with the cream. "You understand me now."