Unbeknownst to her, a bench had been placed outside her window, making the conversation outside sound as if it were being spoken directly into her ear.
"How do you say 'I love you' in Gallian?" Yuri Sinclair asked.
Daley's shy yet slightly pleased voice followed. "Are you planning to confess your love to the Imperial Concubine? It's 'Je t'aime!' Pronounced like this."
Yuri Sinclair smiled faintly, avoiding Daley's question. Instead, he asked, "From a Gallian's point of view, do you find my wife... charming?"
"Of course," Daley answered without a second thought. "She's the most beautiful woman I've ever seen."
"Is that so?" Yuri Sinclair's lips curled into a smile as he suddenly looked toward the room, asking the person inside, "Well then, do you find Daley charming?"
Ashley Bowen had intended to close the window, but just as she reached it, Yuri Sinclair suddenly spoke.
