She wasn't sure how to feel about all of it. She was overwhelmed. By the time they got back to the manor, she was walking stiltedly in shock at what she had just witnessed. Never before had a man stood up for her like that. She knew she needed to put some distance between her and Edward, for she was thinking about him in ways she was not supposed to and it both frightened her and caused her a little woe at the same time. Ruth was not in a position to love and be loved, not while married.