Chapter 274: The King's Gaze
Lyria's POV
Jacinta gave me a long, appraising look, her eyes narrowing as though she were trying to see through my skin and into the thoughts beneath.
"You are rather meek today," she said slowly. "Willing to speak reasonably. That is unlike you. Do you perhaps have some hidden plan?"
I shook my head.
"I d-do not," I said. "I have n-no plan, Your H-Highness. I am s-simply trying to r-recover and f-focus on my d-duties."
Jacinta studied me for a moment longer, as though she did not quite believe me. Then she turned and walked back to the bed, settling upon it with the same grace she carried everywhere.
"Since you are now a princess and a Moon candidate," she said, "obviously you cannot do what you normally did for me in the mornings. Bringing water, attending to my needs. That would be beneath your... new station."
She paused.
"But that does not mean you do not serve me."
I was quiet.
