sometime in the morning
Ella flinched slightly at how Cassie kept her toy away, as if Ella could not be trusted. She felt very bad indeed after Lady Sonya chastised her daughter so, but Ella put it from her mind. She managed a smile for the young girl as she reached out to hold the stuffed animal upright, never once shifting it out of Cassie's hand.
"It is a beautiful wolf," she admired softly. It reminded her of Jeremy Danvers and his Pack. Wolves could be friends, but she did not wish to fill the toddler's mind with such thoughts. "He will protect you and keep you safe, Miss Cassie. I am certain." Ella lifted her gaze to Lady Sonya. "As will your mother, of course."
Ella was concerned with the toddler being anywhere near her, but she thought Lady Sonya would come to her senses soon enough.