[She isn't afraid, he can see, but wary. Not at all uncalled for when visiting an unknown person of power. He bows his head in a gesture of gratitude]
"I thank you for your consideration. You were missed at the coronation, but we all know that duty must come before ceremony. I am glad to speak with you now.
Can I offer you some refreshment? No doubt your travels have been tiring."
[He expects her answer to be telling. Traditionally, accepting refreshment makes one a guest and therefore safe from harm. On the other hand, most everyone had violated that custom at least once and some poisons are both slow and rather hard to trace. Would her suspicion of him be enough for her to reject a King's hospitality?]
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Date: 2011-08-23 04:32 pm (UTC)"I thank you for your consideration. You were missed at the coronation, but we all know that duty must come before ceremony. I am glad to speak with you now.
Can I offer you some refreshment? No doubt your travels have been tiring."
[He expects her answer to be telling. Traditionally, accepting refreshment makes one a guest and therefore safe from harm. On the other hand, most everyone had violated that custom at least once and some poisons are both slow and rather hard to trace. Would her suspicion of him be enough for her to reject a King's hospitality?]