Alexa tensed,
"Did he talk about me ...?"
"You know how sentimental people are at a funeral ..." he smiled carelessly, but then his eyes changed, stained by some worrying or sad thought. Then Klaus put her standing beside him. "You guys met in a sad situation, it's a fact."
"...!" Alexa still didn't know what to think.
Changing the subject entirely, Klaus cleared his throat,
"Ahem, the farmer said we could use the onions and beans we'll find somewhere around here ... And there's a tripod with a cauldron there. Ah, there's some cured meat in the bag… We'll resume our travel after the rain, so we'll rest here for a while," he gave the cue, looking at her with an expectant smile.
"Why are you looking at me like that?" the princess tried to play dumb.
"I'm hungry."