"Your Highness, this is called a meat skewer. It is quite famous among the commoners."
As royalty, it was quite rare for her to eat dishes of such low standards. Nevertheless, there was no helping it. Of course, he made sure that his voice was low enough so that only she could hear him. This caused the gap between them to close even further, and the blush in Diana's face deepened.
To escape her embarrassment and weird thoughts, she picked up the skewer and slowly brought it to her mouth. The moment she bit in, her eyes opened wide as the rich flavour of spice, meat, and oil flooded her mouth.
Meanwhile, the conversation at the other table continued.
"I am telling you, it's politics. Now that the first prince is out of the way, the second prince, to solidify his claim to the throne, must have sent assassins to kill the princess. The rumours about her running away are just nonsense."
