Now that he was separated from the Princess, more people came to greet Dominic, and the next few hours slipped by in a rush of laughing dancers and friendly faces.
Then Alexis returned, looking pleased with herself. "We should head back to the house for dinner before our evening plans. The ladies think that we should get a good spot by the river before sunset so that we are in place for the show."
That was a subtle way of saying, "Don't show up at the ribbon dance and intimidate or distract the girls."
While Dominic wasn't stupid enough to think that it was a good idea, it wasn't uncommon for Nobles, especially Dagos Nobles, to take multiple concubines, and also bed most of the maids in their employment.
If they got pregnant, there would be a significant payment, so many lowborn and impoverished girls saw it as a steady job with a chance at a huge bonus. And none of their mothers wanted to encourage that sort of thinking by having a married Noble at the singles' event.
