A faint spark of greed flickered in Jaegar's eyes as he sized up the regal beauty before him. Perhaps he could turn this situation to his advantage after all.
Kyra seemed to pick up on the calculated shift in his manner almost instantly. Leaning back minutely, she replied in a measured tone. "That is...not so easily done. But allow me to hear your terms first."
Jaegar's head tilted as a hint of a smirk played across his lips. "Very well, Princess. Then let me start with a rather...personal query." He let the words hang for a tantalizing moment before continuing. "Do you have a lover?"
The question dropped like a lead weight, with even the ever-unflappable Kaeso's eyes widening in astonished disbelief. From behind Kyra, one of the attendant maids gasped out a scandalous "Insolence!"
Kyra, however, merely raised a single hand to silence the outburst before it could swell further.
