Part II, Chapters 9-12 Summary

Spring comes to the castle, and the garden Ottilie has worked so hard on is beautiful. Ottilie likes to walk in the garden, especially while carrying little Otto. She loves the baby and notices with each passing day how much he has her eyes. It is hard for her to believe that she came to the castle only a year ago, with no idea what was in store for her heart. Ottilie wants good things for Otto and realizes he needs a stable, happy home life with a mother and father. Although she still desperately loves Edward, she decides, for Otto's sake, to do what she can to help get Charlotte and Edward back together.

A friend of Edward's from the military comes to visit and entertains Charlotte and Ottilie with his many stories about his travels...