Ren was finally enlightened. It seemed like she hurt the Princess's pride as a woman. He had to admit that he had that kind of reputation without even him knowing.
In this case, Ren treated Elena more like a regular human at this point than a princess and NPC. Too much actually that he forgot what she might feel.
Ren overlooked that she was royalty and wasn't used to rejection or anyone brushing her to the side. For the past few days that he was with the Princess, he got to know her as someone who thrived upon attention and apparently sulked when she didn't get it. One disadvantage amongst her many advantages.
Still . . . Ren had to wonder where this low self-esteem was coming from. She was confident with her physical prowess but regarding herself as a woman . . . The reason did intrigue him.
"Forget it." Elena took to her feet and showed her back at him. "It's my bad anyway. I always forgot that you're hard as a block of ice."
