Namine smiled, though she felt a little sad sometimes too. Riku did seem like he was going so far away, though in a way she felt like she was following him a little. She had never spoken to the Prince or been in his presence so much, nor had she tended on the Princess so much. She was serving around more nobility than she had before, and meeting higher servants that were either contracted commoners or recently removed low nobility. Still, she knew she could not really catch up to him, nor did she really want to. Unlike Riku, she had nowhere to go, or a reason for her life to change. She just wanted to serve and stay with her castle family where she belonged. "Good Evening, Riku. Your Majesty." She waited to enter the ladies' room until the two men were gone.
Sora stayed close to Riku as they walked to dinner, probably a few minutes late. He needed to make more of an effort to be on time so people didn't sit around waiting for him to start eating.