Ismenia certainly did seem fixated on the Prince! Eleanore couldn't help but be amused- though, she thought, it was entirely predictable. A country without a king, of course every eligible young woman would be fixated on the crown Prince!
"To be quite truthful," and it was the truth, whether Ismenia believed it or not, "I have only barely been introduced to the Prince, and met his gentlemen in passing. I'm certain they are admirable company, however."