Instead of walking to a large hall or the meeting room where foreign convoys were greeted and welcomed, they were taken into his private chamber garden which was still larger than the main garden of Hazel's place. The luxury was on another level too.
Maids came forward and pulled seats for all of them to sit. Sitting in a small dining room for four people, they were served tea.
Taking the bittersweet liquid in her hands, she took a sip. The liquid left a sweet scent in her nostrils and wetted her dry lips. Her anxiety seemed to calm a bit when she felt the warmth in her throat.
"So, when did you two get married?" asked the prince again, she was sure that he would not leave her until he found all the gossip behind her marriage but she was not sure what story Richard planned.
