Nefertari wanted to smile at that answer, but kept a mask of sympathy on Her face. It was time to apply Her skills.
"I can understand her discomfort. It is often hard to be away from home, and this city is the capital of what was once your nation's enemy," She began. "But you are the son of the ambassador, and will one day be ambassador yourself. The time you spend with me during the day is noted by the royalty here, and it speaks very well of your character in their view. But your absence from worship has also been noted, and that is beginning to cause concern among them. You are a representative of your nation, and your actions, no matter how inconsequential they may appear, are of great import at a time like this. Rumors are beginning to spread which suggest less than noble reasons for
