Keira was confused.
She took a step back and asked James, "What did you just call me?"
James hesitated slightly.
Thinking about how his third uncle fancied this young woman, and that the banquet in a few days was being held in a secretive manner without much fanfare, he cleared his throat, stepped forward, and said, "I've come to understand your relationship with my third uncle. Well, it's fine if you don't want me to call you something so intimate in public."
Keira didn't know what to say.
Before she could figure out the relationship he mentioned, she saw James turn to the gatekeeper. "This is an elder of my family... No, she's a friend of mine. Be more respectful to her in the future."
The gatekeeper immediately clasped his fist in salute. "Yes, Second Senior Brother!"
