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[kitchen_maid]

The Ordinary Princess is in the bar, watching Mr. Pemberthy and Simon Perryvall chase each other up and down and over and across her table. She occasionally moves her tea out of their paths, but doesn't try to stop them. It would, after all, be kind of hopeless.

Come say hello?

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[tea-and-honor.livejournal.com]

Cinnamon colored eyes watch the rodents. Tails twitch. Other than that, the Fox does not move. Twitch. Twitch.

[kitchen_maid]

The Ordinary Princess watches the Fox watch the rodents, ready to snatch them out of harm's way if necessary.

[tea-and-honor.livejournal.com]

"Pet me?"

She suggests and/or asks. Hard to tell with a Fox.

"I can't help but watch them, but I won't eat them."

[kitchen_maid]

"Then it's a deal," she says, reaching out to pet the Fox. The squirrels, a little alarmed by this, decide it's time to explore the ceiling again.

"I'm Amy," she says to the Fox, because it seems polite to introduce herself.

[tea-and-honor.livejournal.com]

Fur this soft has to be conditioned. Yes, yes it does.

"I am the Honorable Lady Ako."

She's equally polite, and licks Amy's wrist gently.

[kitchen_maid]

That sort of tickles, and the Ordinary Princess giggles.

"I'm honored to meet you, Lady Ako."

[tea-and-honor.livejournal.com]

"It is always a pleasure to meet new people. Have you been coming here long?"

If a Fox can be said to smile, she's smiling.

[kitchen_maid]

"Just about a month, now," she says. "It's a most interesting place. Have you been here long?"

[tea-and-honor.livejournal.com]

"I come and go...and go, and come, and go again. A few months, bar time."

[alas_alas]

Echo sees the Ordinary Princess and waves at her, smiling. "Amy! Hi!"

[kitchen_maid]

"Echo! Hello. How are you this evening?"

[alas_alas]

Echo beams and holds up her almost empty glass. "I get free drinks!"

[kitchen_maid]

"Do you? How lovely! Is it because your husband cooks here?"

[alas_alas]

"Oh, no!" She points the the board behind the Bar. "All ladies get free drinks. That means you too!"

She says something quietly to the Bar, and a second later she's holding her hand, which has large cake crumbs on it, out to the squirrels.

[kitchen_maid]

And the squirrels have hopped into her hand, to get better access to the crumbs.

"Oh, I see," the Ordinary Princess says, looking at the board. But she doesn't drink, so all she says is, "That's very nice."

[alas_alas]

Echo pets the squirrels as they are perched on her hand.

"Mm-hm. I don't have to worry about my tab. Well, I usually don't, but now I don't have to worry about other people paying it off."

She smiles at Amy. "So how are you?"

[kitchen_maid]

"Very well, thank you," the Ordinary Princess says. "It's been a busy week in the kitchens, but nothing too terrible. And I keep meeting the most interesting people here."

The squirrels would purr if they could -- cake crumbs and petting?

[highking.livejournal.com]

Peter lands in the chair across from her, grinning fit to burst.

"Amy! Good to see you. How are you, today?"

[kitchen_maid]

She gives him a long look. "A little annoyed with you, my lord. You have not been completely honest with me."

But there's a teasing light in her eyes, and she's not quite managing to keep from smiling.

[highking.livejournal.com]

Peter smile is gone immediately.

"I... what? Who... what?"

[kitchen_maid]

"You quite neglected to tell me that you were a legend," she says. And she loses the battle with the smile and begins to laugh.

[highking.livejournal.com]

Peter blinks, then grins for a second, then is solemn once more.

"Lady, if I played thee false, 'twas in error, not by design. Thy good opinion is of great import to me."

[kitchen_maid]

"Oh, please don't go all regal on me," she says. "Or I'll start talking that way, too. Good my lord I did not mean to impugn thy honor or thy word, and do most humbly beg thy pardon if I have. And that's the most ridiculous way to say 'I'm sorry, but I had to bring that up after I heard all about you from Caspian.'"

"How are you this evening?"

[highking.livejournal.com]

"I'm quite wonderful this evening," Peter says, looking wary, "but that's beside the point. What did Caspian say?"

[kitchen_maid]

"I'm not sure I should tell you," she says, looking carefully thoughtful. "It might make you conceited. But I'm glad to hear you're quite wonderful. May I ask why?"

Flirting? Probably not. Teasing? Oh, yes.