“Yes, your highness?” she asked, turning back to face him, with her head cocked.

　　“Where do you think you are going, my lady?”

　　“Why, for a little walk. I don’t have much doing in the castle so I had a mind to take the air and stretch my legs. These past days, I have spent too long in my chamber and I am not bedridden. Please, your highness, I will not be long.”

　　With that said, she dropped him a courtesy he found so annoying and walked on ...