Richard didn't' think that mention the princess would lead to Samuel suddenly winding down and becoming compliant. It didn't' take much to lead him to somewhere further away where they could chat in peace. No wonder the princess kept him by her side. Reliable yet fairly easy to handle.
"I don't think that there is anyone around currently. We might have to deal with going about having this conversation without anything to eat. Unless you would like to go out and talk about this over a late lunch?" Richard could always go for food. Especially when a seemingly heavily conversation loomed over the horizon.
"I ate earlier and I don't' think that this is the kind of conversation to be having outside." Outside? The kid didn't want other people to hear? Interesting… Richard only shrugged his shoulders as he crossed his legs and leaned back further in the chair.
