Coraline had come to the library to look for more books to read to the children when she had seen a woman on one of the ladders looking for something. But when she realized the girl hadn't moved much she had gone over to her to see if she was alright. The woman had ended up nearly falling which caused Coraline's heart to leap in her chest as she jumped, placing her hand over her heart.

"Goodness, I'm so sorry. I didn't meant to scare you. I just wanted to make sure you were alright. You seemed...lost in thought?" she asked, concern etched on her delicate features.

Coraline waved away the younger woman's apology with a gentle smile. "I'm doing well, thank you." Or as well as she could while secretly being jealous of her lover's relationship with his wife. It was a good thing she hid that so beautifully.

"And what of yourself? How's married life treating you," she asked. It was impossible to know the Kane name even if she'd been too lowly to be invited to the wedding.

Scout was a little on the older side to have just got married but she certainly couldn't talk. She was older, had a son, and had still never been wed. She knew it wasn't the best look for her reputation but she would never give up on Augustus. No one knew about their affair, or very few people anyway, though his wife was well aware of it. She still had hope that one day he would choose her instead, she knew he loved her but society made her not valuable enough for a prince. She understood it, but she would hold onto that hope for change until her dying breath.

She smiled warmly at Scout. "An exciting and exhausting time, indeed," she said with a little chuckle. "I hope you take the time to truly enjoy it and to focus on one another during this time. I see so many get swept up in the rest of the world that once they are wed they nearly forget about each other. Do make sure that doesn't happen to you. You deserve better than that."

Coraline had nearly forgotten why she was there and she turned for a moment to look around the library as if searching for the answer to Scout's question. "Oh, I was just looking for some more books to read to the children," she explained. "I try to come down at least once a week to switch things up for them. Though they still don't have the attention span for much more beyond picture books."

She looked back to the ladder that Scout had been on and back to the woman. "What about you? Looking for anything interesting?" Surely nearly everything was more interesting than children's books.