--The Nydisian Kingdom, The Castle, Dining Hall--
Immediately, Katherine knew he was talking about her avoidance of eye contact. She turned to look at him, but the presence of the maids had already captured his attention.
They all murmured 'Milady' or 'Milord' as they dropped our meals. The food smelled divine but Katherine couldn't muster much of an appetite.
She didn't really pay attention to the food as she was more curious as to what the King had to say to her. "I prefer to be called Katherine, milord," Katherine said respectfully then reached forward to grasp a cup of water.
"Very well, you may address me as Lucian. Forgive me if there have been any inconveniences." She silently shook her head.
He seems so straightforward and uptight, it was quite difficult to know what he'd be offended by, she thought to herself.
"Are you not hungry?" Lucian frowned at her whilst he was munching on a breadstick and sipping what was either blood or wine mixed with blood based on the smell.
