"He led us to a small room with a chair that seemed like a cross between a dentist's chair and an OB/GYN examination table. I was told to undress comp...etely and I did so, feeling only a little shyness as Mistress Atsumi's father watched me intently. I struggle briefly to get free of the dress, as it was entirely too small for my body and I think my self-conscious efforts amused the old man. Mistress Atsumi had stayed behind in the shop proper and perhaps I felt more uncomfortable being out of. Carly’s mind was filled with questions and she didn’t know where to start. A silent pause filled the room.“I’m sorry,” Aaron broke.“Why?” Carly questioned him, slightly startled by what he said.“You yelled at me, I did something wrong. You were kissing me and I didn’t know what to do. I didn’t want to hurt you or loose you, so I let you lead, but I did something wrong, and you got mad,” he answered. Carly’s mind instantly cleared. She wanted to apologize to him, not the other way around, now. ’ I felt anger fill my body. I felt my hands curl into tight fists. Now I interrupted him, ‘How dare you pry into my life? You have no business asking about my….’ ‘Your right! I don’t! I don’t have any business falling for a beautiful girl who practically throws herself in my lap the first day I meet her, and then, run and hide from me for a month! What was I sop posed to do, Jennifer? You really hurt my feelings! I thought something had happened to you! I didn’t have any right prying into. “Besides, his party is staying at that inn, so anything we drink will likely go on his tab.”I couldn’t help but laugh at his predicament, but he took no offense. I gave his shoulder a squeeze and followed him in the wake of the royal retinue. My first impression of the Black Prince wasn’t favorable, he seemed the embodiment of a self-entitled lord. Scratch attended us as soon as we made it to the stairs, and from the look on his face I thought he wasn’t too impressed with the Prince.