Marilyn blinked and moved away from the bookshelf she was searching through, turning for the door and pulling it open, she waved the book in her hand. 

"No one really, just needed a book or two for lessons. I don't have to see them for ten more minutes. Is everything ready for our visitor?" Marilyn asked with a raised brow, her booted-feet thudding softly against the carpet as she moved towards the bookshelf once more. Tugging the two other books she'd picked, she turned back to Artemis and moved past him, heading down the corridor to head for one of the receiving room for her lessons. 

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Margaret sighed and shifted in the cushioned seat under her, long fingers of her left hand  cradling a cigarette, while her right cradled a glass of scotch. The rythmic sounds of the horses hooves and wheels turning were lulling her into a daze, closing her eyes and releasing  a breath she shifted her gaze to the small window.

It would take abother three hours until she got to her granddaughters estate. Better to get as relaxed as she can now, taking a drag and then drink, Margaret relaxed into her seat and watched the scenery past her by.