y’all the duke said he was filled with LOVE not lust when he went to go SAVE a child in distress he even sent him away later and actively sought out female candidates for a wife as well as hid the fact that he saved Alois so he could forget about him so can we PLEASE give the man the benefit of doubt
that epilogue absolutely wrecked me. it was such a heartbreaking but beautiful tribute to tracy. even after everything she went through, her presence still meant so much, and the way her memory was honored felt incredibly real and raw. it was honestly the most beautiful epilogue i’ve ever read.
y’all the duke said he was filled with LOVE not lust when he went to go SAVE a child in distress he even sent him away later and actively sought out female candidates for a wife as well as hid the fact that he saved Alois so he could forget about him so can we PLEASE give the man the benefit of doubt