Foxglove

Content Warning: This section of the guide includes discussion of gender discrimination, animal death, and sexual content.

At Everett’s lavish investiture, hosted by Queen Victoria, Signa begins to suspect Charlotte, who evades questions about her relationship with Everett. When a strand of Signa’s hair suddenly turns silver, Blythe must help her disguise it without anyone seeing. Meanwhile, Fate continues to bother Signa, hinting at proposing to her in front of other guests, and he eventually proposes that they all go outside for a game of croquet.

As they walk around the palace gardens, Blythe tries to push Signa toward the prince, knowing that she has little chance of marrying Everett. Signa teams up with Blythe for the game so she does not have to be close to Fate, who joins up with Everett. Fate mentions that he plays croquet for prizes and suggests the losers kiss him if he wins. He suggests that the women pick a prize as well. Blythe says that if she and Signa win, he will put in a good word for Elijah and arrange for Blythe to see her father. Fate agrees. Blythe proves to be an excellent croquet player, and