Reiner walked unceremoniously into the dining room while his large hand at the small of my back kept me effectively from escaping. The maid was right, King and Queen were seated at the dining table, and it seemed like we had arrived right on time for dinner.
“Knight! Welcome back…” Queen said excitedly as she looked up from the dining table towards us and then her voice trailed off when her eyes fell on me.
“Natalia…wow…” Queen said as her eyes widened and she rapidly stood up from her seat and walked over to us.
“Hi…” I greeted her a little shyly.
It had been a while since I met up with her and I realized that I did miss her company. Queen smiled brightly at me, and I could tell that she probably felt the same way.
“Welcome back. It’s been too long…” Queen said as she pulled me into a hug.
