Wow that last page was beautiful. If girls can become heirs than Elijah is probably the illegitimate child of some first born and rivals that guy for the duke position, and that why his mother got so mad, Elijah is possibly her brother's child.
@sweet-potato@Stoner Everyone is different. For people used to corsets or are okay with tight clothing, corsets might be no big deal.
I'm assuming the feel of the corset is different from her usual chest binding.
So even though she does bind her chest, she might feel uncomfortable wearing something unfamiliar. That coupled with new attire and a new environment might make her more uncomfortable since everything is a sign she is in a place out of her "league".
Though my guess is that she is the illegitimate child of Noble as well. So I'm assuming soon we'll find out it's very much her league.
i remember a reference mentioned that medieval corsets are tightened using laces, and that's squeezing very much to the point all your fats and organs pushing your stomach and diaphragm up to the max. it's so tight make you lose appetite and difficult to bow. modern corsets is alot much humane, imho.