Riku came out of the store-room with a smile when he heard the Princess, the cook trailing after him. And look who the Princess brought with her!
"Look how lovely," Riku said, kissing Namine on the cheek in happy greeting, and then the Prince because certainly he couldn't leave him out, and then, after a brief hesitation, the Princess. It was still a little hard to think of her as his future family, but he was working on it. It did make him feel a little embarrassed though, and his cheeks were pink when he pulled away.
"You are the first ones here," he said. "Madam Fromage has aprons for each of you," because even their less nice stuff shouldn't get dirty. "May I help you?" he offered to the Princess first, because she was the lady, sorry Beloved.