The Thorin estate had unexpected guests and Sigrid did not count as one of those guests. Unexpected in this case meant guests whose presence could not have been foreseen by anyone ever.
Nobody could have anticipated that Alexander Ridley would someday bring some of the members of his family to Eldoria and knock on the gates of the Thorin estate.
The Ridley's arrived ten minutes before Sigrid did. Duke Thorin nearly fainted on seeing Alexander Ridley again. He wondered if this was one of those literal speak of the devil instances because not long ago, he had talked about the man and suddenly he was on his doorstep.
The shock doubled when Alexander gave him a bear hug and called him an old friend. Then, he audaciously invited himself into their home and asked the servants to prepare rooms for his family as they were staying over for at least a fortnight.
By the time Sigrid arrived, maids were serving refreshments and her grandfather was glaring daggers at Lord Ridley.
