She pushed off the tree and trudged through the snow until she was beside him. She tapped her flask against his and smiled.
"Of course I'm your friend, Ithacles. I'm just wondering why you came out to do this duty. You could be warm inside the castle, looking at diplomatic documents or learning the lute.. something princely. Instead you're out in the cold drinking with your Captain." She tossed back the flask again.
She was beginning to feel warm.
"You're unlike any Prince I've ever known. Not that I've known many. Read about others.. But. You know what I mean."