Dinner with the King was awkward. For Naya, at least.
Although she was fine with sharing things about herself to Vince, she wasn’t as comfortable sharing them with the King. And oh, she had to be careful with referring to herself as a boy.
She’s not sure if the King was genuinely interested or if it comes with territory. She is, after all, the prince’s first official companion. Vince looked nonchalant as she gets grilled with questions. He’s too confident about her capabilities. She tried not to sweat.
The King is more interested about her knowledge on medicinal plants. The paste she made for Vince’s wound is better than what the palace doctors have done for the prince’s condition. They’re mostly about ingestion of plant extracts. It’s almost the same principle, to be honest.
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