"Why don't you stay for dinner, Your Highness?" Commander Nicklaus asked Prince Karium who was sitting opposite him. However, Karium Maselli shook his head.
"Maybe some other day," the Prince said. "I only returned today and I was away for more than a month," he explained and with a joking smile, he added, "If I don't have dinner at home tonight, my brother won't be pleased."
Thinking of the close relationship between the two brothers, Nicklaus Elan knew that the Prince wasn't just joking. As such, he nodded. "Then I'll invite you some other day, Your Highness."
"That would be great. I should also pick a wedding gift for you and meet your new wife," Karium promptly said and asked, "What would you like for a wedding gift, Commander Nicklaus?"
Despite the question, the other words of the Prince bothered Nicklaus Elan more. "I'm sorry for saying this but... I think it will be better for you not to meet her, Your Highness."
