The queen's words seemed to have made a home in her mind and kept echoing in her head. Forced marriage... From the beginning, she had felt as if there was something wrong about their relationship. She somehow had trouble seeing her and Christopher side by side. But as she had come to know him better, she had attributed the suspicion to her lost memories. After all, with his character and her own broken memory of his image, it would have been pointless to keep up the suspicion.
"Is the air tasty?", a drawl voice sounded from opposite her.
Jeannie looked up and saw that Christopher was looking at her with amusement in his eyes.
"Huh?"
Christopher smiled and pointed her plate. "Your plate is empty but you have been forking the 'food' in your mouth and chewing thoughtfully. Unless you are enjoying eating the air, I wonder what you are thinking that has you so lost in thought?"
