Princess Samiyi flashed a modest smile, her expression so measured it seemed as if the curvature of her lips had been meticulously designed, each upward curl identical to the last.
"You were invited by my brother to help develop our country, so how could you not be esteemed guests?" said Princess Samiyi, "Please allow me to accompany you on your journey!"
"The princess is so polite!" Shang Jin whispered in her native language as she followed Tan Rou, "She and Prince Laka seem like gentle people, so I suppose the King of their nation must be quite approachable too."
Tan Rou replied softly, "The King and the princess are different; even if the King is gentle, he must still appear very authoritative, so we mustn't act too unrestrained in his presence, or we will undoubtedly stir up trouble."
Shang Jin nodded, then released her hand from the translator and said, "You must be Princess Samiyi, right? I'm delighted to meet you, you are even more beautiful than I imagined."
