Their hands clasped together, gazing at Shard up close again, Princess Margaret Anjou instinctively avoided looking into his eyes, believing it was a subconscious reaction of caution toward the powerful Circle Sorcerer.
Before the meeting with Shard alone, Princess Margaret had contemplated many scenarios, but never imagined Shard would be so composed:
"Rejed's Hamilton, you don't seem at all surprised that I'm a student of Xerxes? Did you recognize me last week?"
She asked softly, taking the first step to seize control of the conversation.
"No, no, Your Highness, I certainly did not recognize you. But how does whether or not you are a Circle Sorcerer affect me?"
Shard released his hand, and since there was a layer of gloves, the Princess, with her faint witch power, still did not notice anything unusual about Shard:
