Chapter 33: Testing Troubles - Page 3
"You will watch your tone before her highness," the maid demanded.
Kir froze in place. The maid was faster than Darlae. Getting in a fight now, in front of the Chancellor, was sure to get him expelled... if not killed.
The regal girl giggled, "Mercy, please don't threaten the other students." The maid instantly removed the blades. "It would seem I've been found out. I suppose it was bound to happen..."
"You could have made it less obvious," Kir had no idea what she was talking about, but he decided to play along.
"Tell me, what is your name?" the girl asked.
Kir as a rule tried to be honest. He told her, "Kir Gale."
Hiding her mouth behind fanned fingers, the girl's eyes widened in interest. "My my... son of the great Brigit Gale, I assume. The woman they called the "Human Hurricane" when she attended the Academy..."
Inside, Kir cringed at that name. He started to wonder how much his mom's reputation would affect expectations of him...
"I'm sorry, you have me at a disadvantage..." Kir said. "May I ask what your name is?"
The girl giggled, a not unpleasant sound. "Oh, but I assumed you knew." She offered a hand. "Lapins van Montmorency, Princess of Montmorency."
"Nice to meet you," Kir said. Her hand was offered palm down, and he knew he was supposed to take it and kiss it. Instead, he placed his hand in hers from below, turning it for a handshake.