Chapter 132: Affection Points
"Your Highness!" Loraline’s low whisper was too harsh on Melania’s ears, but the attendant did not care for that. "How can you invite some stranger to spend time with us? What would people think?!"
Startled, the princess covered her lady-in-waiting’s mouth, offering her a warning glance, and whispered back,
"Be quiet, Loraline! I haven’t shown my face around the Capital just yet, so I don’t think anyone will recognize me, especially when I’m dressed like this. He, too, is just a foreigner. If someone notices us, they will most likely just think that we are some lower-class noblemen, is all!"
"But, Your Highness––"
"Shh! If you keep nagging me like this, I will send you back to the palace!"
Loraline had no choice but to comply. Standing quietly next to her lady, she offered the young stranger a rather timid look and nodded, agreeing to the princess’s suggestion. Yuraon smiled and bowed down again.
"It is a very generous and tempting offer, My Lady, but unfortunately, I must decline. You see, I do not really have a habit of drinking tea in the morning, and I most definitely do not have a habit of robbing noble ladies of their pleasant time in the shopping district."
Although his rejection was delivered in a polite but rather determined manner, Melania, too, did not have a habit of giving up.
"Nonsense! You will not rob us of anything! However, if you do not wish to drink tea, that is absolutely fine; I have another offer for you. How about I help you choose a gift for that important lady of yours? Please, do not reject me this time. You are not from here so you don’t know which shops to visit and, as a lady, I think you will find my insight in this matter rather helpful."