Chapter 178: Abandoned, Part 4

Beaming, she stepped in close and hooked one of her arms through his. "I've never been away from home for so long, and all the recent tragedy has made me miss it more. Your kitchens have very kindly recreated some meals for me, and I wondered if you might like to join me for lunch." She laughed, sweet and pretty, but it just made him yearn for Korin's smiles and laughter, for the rowdy cackling and mischievous grins of the Legion. "Of course, I know you have no need for food now, being so much more than the rest of us… but I value your company, Prince Telmé. If there is any in this place that I count a true friend, it is you, charming though the rest of them are."