Guh. Idk how to feel about the author wanting the young lady and Bard to be engaged. Like he babysitted her when she was a kid and he was an adult. That's at least a 10 years age gap.
Made me teary eyed. My grandma wanted to go to school too but her family was poor and she ended up being married off at 16. She learned to love my grandpa but it still saddens me