“So is this my final meal before you throw me into some old cellar to rot?” she asked. Apparently the food had given her enough energy to be feisty again. This was the young woman he remembered and was waiting for.
He chuckled in response and asked, “No, why would you say that?”
She swallowed and said, “Well, I didn’t exactly come in here in the best of circumstances.” He took note that she was not one to beat around the bush, and appreciated that. Too many women liked to be vague and not say what they truly felt in an attempt to be mysterious, which he didn’t understand.
This time, the prince chuckled and said, “No, you certainly did not. What took you so long to come here?”
She tilted her head. “What do you mean?”
“To the dining room,” he clarified. “What took you so long to come jo
